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Text Any textual data included in the document LETTER TRANSCRIPTION April 16/63 Friend Jerome, Your last letter from Kentucky interested me very much and I felt sad as is the war that calls you there. You would much enjoy this new experience of seeing so much more of our glorious country. I did not know you had visited the West before. Harper’s Ferry must indeed of itself well repay a visit there and though your heart must be pained at the desolations of War, still you are doubtless storing your memory with beautiful history never to be forgotten, and if as I hope and trust you are spared for many years to look back upon this fearful struggle amid the many regrets it will ever [???] there will be mingled a true pride that much as slavery had corrupted us, we were yet strong and courageous enough to rise in our strength. I trample it under foot when it dared to put its sacrilegious hands on our government. I have a class in school studying our Constitution and as I feel the farseeing wisdom of those who framed it, I wonder how the wicked adherents of slavery have ever been able to pervert its liberty loving policy and my whole nature is roused to protest against it ever again shedding its baneful influence over our land. We have gained, we are gaining much and ere very long I believe this most wicked rebellion that was ever known (for there never was so good a government before known) must [???] have our land the better for the fearful storm that has swept over it, just as a fearful thunder shower clears the air and makes everything brighten and [???] before it. I returned a week ago yesterday from a visit to Brooklyn, N.Y. and while there I heard from Rev Mr. Flaplly a very fine discussion on unconditional loyalty as a religious duty for every one of us. His arguments were convincing and I enjoyed it very much. He seemed to have great faith in the power of the two civilizations of the North and South if once fully pitched (as a peaceful struggle) against each other to settle this matter. Freedom must be better if her sons and daughters are but true and enduring. They were talking of having a Union [???] and having every man to sign it. Ever since President Lincoln fully pledged himself to freedom by his proclamation, I have felt sure however much of struggle, trial or defeat ever there may be before us, we are sure of victory at last. I do not understand President Lincoln’s policy, but I do not believe he will ever take a step backward and boldly steer the ship forward, putting his trust in Him who will make the path clear and straight before us. For you, Jerome, and your noble brothers in the field my hearty thanks with grateful emotions that you could have your dear ones in God’s hands and go forth to defend our dear land and I daily pray that your efforts may be a blessing to our whole land. Rev. Mr. Everett says he feels only the good results from this war will be the awakening throughout our whole land a deeper truer patriotism than has ever been felt here before, that the children will now [???] in a deeper love of liberty than ever. I was much gratified by your last letter and the “holly” you gathered to put in it. When you have time, shall be glad to hear from you again. Sisters join in kind regard, As ever, your friend S. A. Waldo TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE (Josef Rokus) There are several references to letters from “Miss Waldo” or “S. A. Waldo” or the Waldo family in Jerome’s letters. In addition, there are some letters from her to “Friend Jerome” in this collection of letters. 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Text Any textual data included in the document Feb. 16, 1863 Friend Jerome, Mr. Murray mentioned tonight that there was an opportunity of sending to you, and as I have been wanting to write again, I hasten to improve it. I was much obliged for your kind letter, and wish I could hope to write something that might interest you. I was delighted to learn by one of your letters that your valued friend “Will Shakespeare” had at last reached you and you could part heart and mind with his imitable portrayal of character. Had all our soldiers as good resources in pursuing intellectual and moral culture as yourself, there would be much less to dread from the influences of camp life and our men would return to their homes and friends, nobler, better from their hard experiences of the past two years. But it must be very hard for you to bear up against the many difficulties and hardships of a soldier’s life. Were there but as much true patriotism among our politicians as among our brave soldiers, I should look for a much speedier peace. As it is, they will doubtless drag on longer than they need. But let politicians take what course they may, there is a power behind them I believe to which they must yield. Whether they will is now proving to them and to us all that there is a “Providence that shapes our ways, roughhew them as we will.” God is teaching us lessons we have long slighted in a way not to be resisted. I can scarcely conceive of a greater change of feeling in the public mind and have since the war has begun and I trust and believe the good work will go on till we are ready to bear the “Ark of Liberty” God has entrusted to us. Onward till every human being through the length and breadth of our land may be free. The outrageous course of the opposition at the North after slavery has shown so plainly the clever fool is past my comprehension and shows that we must yet suffer from humiliation and punishment as we are brought to our true positions and our duty. Me thinks [I think] you soldiers who have been made to bear the brunt of all our troubles, will see and realize the evils of slavery as Ben Butler claims that he has done. Again a change in the leader of the Army of the Potomac and we wait to see what Gen[eral] Hooker will accomplish. While frequent changes I should think would hinder the progress of victory for us, but still we hope, wait and thirst for the “good time coming.” I have been greatly disappointed at Gen. McClellan’s course, making himself as many say, the tool of the politicians in coming North and East to be feted and caressed just at this time while our affairs are still so far from prosperous. Me thinks Gen. Burn[side] proves himself the more modest and meritorious of the two. Even Gen. Butler seems to be better posted as to the right means of retaining the best feelings of the public on his side. I cannot understand why Gen. Burnside found so many things to interfere with his plans for I believe he is a true and noble man. When I feel almost discouraged, I strengthen myself with the thought that we are all in His hands who doeth all things well and who doth not willingly afflict any. I have just returned from Teacher’s Meeting at Mrs. Lonings. Dr. Ellis and his wife are away. They left last week for N[ew] Y[ork], Washington and Baltimore I believe, and Rev. Mr. Everett led in our discussion on the benefits etc. of S S [Sunday School] concerts of which we have recently had one in Boylston Chapel under the care of our good superintendent Mr. Studly. He is a young man of great earnestness in the S[unday] School cause and whom you would like much. His health is delicate, as he has been suffering some two years or more with his throat. Mrs. J. Ellis (Lucy Mills) was there this eve. She and her husband are spending four days with him and I think you know somewhat our good friend Mr. Everett. Mr. E seems very much better than I had supposed he would be thru the winter. You would find many changes in our School and among our teachers though enough remain who would rejoice to welcome you to make you feel at home. Sometimes I feel very very hopeful that if spared to come back you will return to C[hurch]. Your old friend Charles Smith is still with us as librarian tho I think the duty is rather irksome to him. His wife, who is a pleasing lady tho I know her but slightly, has recently taken a class at the S[unday] School. I suppose letter [from] J. keeps you informed of the items of interest in connection with our S[unday] School. One of our greatest acquisitions there is Mr. Tranberg who I believe you reckon among your friends. He has a fine class of seven or eight young lads from I think 16 to 20 and you I know would be pleased to see how closely he keeps them interested. He occasionally gives a smart instructive lesson to the whole school, when we teachers feel we gained as much as our pupils. We have felt all our hearts saddened by the word from young A. [Alonzo] Ranlett but I cannot help hoping his friends’ fates may not be realized, but that Nellie [Ellen] Peirce’s presence may help to win him back to life and health. How many of our true and noble hearted young men have laid their lives on the Altar of Liberty and Country. God grants the costly sacrifice be sent in vain that ere long this fearful course of slavery may “give up the ghost” and vanish from our land. I sometimes doubt whether we are yet prepared to bear patiently with the poor blacks in their training when paid for we can not expect they will step above into a true grand manhood and yet if they make any missteps on the way how many will have all hope and faith in their being able to enjoy and improve liberty. ‘tis late and I must say good night. Sisters join me in kindest regards and good wishes for you and all our brave defenders. Heaven guard and keep us all. Tuesday morn. I felt that I would like to send some little token of goodwill but just now seem rather deficient and supposing however that paper envelopes are always useful, I add four and hope this writing will keep off a little cold. I thought you might enjoy reading the incl[osed] monthly Journal. When you have sufficient leisure I will be glad to hear from you tho I do not wish you to feel obliged to answer at once. My time for school when with forty pupils I find enough to keep me very busy. Your friend, S. A. Waldo My regards to your wife when you write. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: According to Regimental History, on February 16, 1863, the 36th Regiment was camped in Newport News, Virginia, for six weeks. NOTE 2: The phrase “ark of the liberties” comes from Herman Melville, who offered a grand vision of America’s global destiny while deploring the chauvinism that framed America’s expansionist war against Mexico in 1846. https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/books/review/Oshinsky-t.html NOTE 3: The quotation near the top of the second page is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “"There's a Divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will." http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet/divineprovidence.html NOTE 4: S. Alonzo Ranlett was the adjutant and was ill from January 19, 1863, according to the Regimental History, p. 47. Ranlett was from Charlestown, MA. Alonzo Ranlett, whose full name was Seth Alonzo Ranlett, married Ellen Peirce on January 21, 1864. Ellen Peirce was one of the daughters of Joseph Peirce, who was a brother of Jerome. Therefore, Ellen was one of the nieces of Jerome. NOTE 5: Brigadier General Joseph Hooker was appointed to command the Army of the Potomac by President Lincoln on January 26, 1863. He replaced General Burnside after the Union defeat at Fredericksburg and the failed Mud March on January 20-23. NOTE 6: Ben Butler was a Massachusetts politician who became a Brigadier General and led the 8th Massachusetts troops, who were some of the first to reach Washington D.C. to protect the Union capital in case Maryland seceded. He was the first Union general to identify slaves who ran away into Union lines as “contraband of war,” despite the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. NOTE 7: Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote in 1852 an anti-slavery tract: “The Two Altars, or Two Pictures in One” about the same time as start of the serialization of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Written in response to the Fugitive Slave Law, the story, simple, obvious, and sentimental, consists of two parallel parts, "The Altar of Liberty, or 1776" and "The Altar of _______, or 1850." Daniel Washburn at the Utica Free Soil political convention in June 1848 gave an anti-slavery speech reference the altar of Liberty: "Can you rest one hand on the sacred altar of Liberty, and with the other extend the domain of the darkest curse that a righteous heaven permits on earth? Every impulse of humanity revolts at the idea. The trials and struggles of our patriot fathers, the blood and agony of their battlefields, a thousand witnesses of the blight and desolation of Bondage on a virgin soil, and thronging Millions from distant shores seeking a Free Land for their Free labor, utter an awful and undying protest!" 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Text Any textual data included in the document LETTER TRANSCRIPTION Boston May 12th 76 Dear Allie, I wanted to write you yesterday but could not and perhaps today is more fitting. I have been so much in the spirit with my old comrades the last few days that I seem to have annulled 12 or 15 years of my life and to be living over again my soldier life. Of course you know how prominent a position Jerome must then be filling in my thoughts and I feel that I must write you a few words to say how much I am sharing in your grief for him today and how ill I reconcile myself even yet to his loss. The duty of addressing our Post on Memorial Day this year has been assigned to me but I feel really misfit for the task. Going over the memories of those war times and trying to find words in which to speak of my lost comrades completely numbs me and I dread the approach of the day. And if my sensibilities are so harrowed up, how must yours be, who date from this day 12 years ago, your irreparable loss. As the years go by, it seems to me that my affection for Jerome and my other beloved companions who fell grows greater and I find myself less able to think and speak of them with fortitude. They go deeper into my heart and I bring them less willingly to the light. Yes, there were sad days with the old 36th Regt and many a heart is aching over the losses that befell us in those sad May days of ’64. Let me be counted with yours as one of the chief mourners for Jerome. Nellie is well and sends a great deal of love. She is very tired today as we had our Church Sociable last night at our home and she has been very hard at work lately getting ready for today. Our good nurse Mrs. Walker arrived quite opportunely yesterday to help take care of baby last night and I don’t know what we would have done without her for he was very restless all the even’g [evening], though he is quite well as are all of us, I am glad to say. I hope you will be better as the spring comes on and better weather. Excuse this hasty letter. It may not appear like much of a comfort, but it means a great deal more than it says. Give my love to Lulu and regards to all the family and believe me, with much love. Affectionately yours, Alonzo TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: This letter was written 12 years to the day of Jerome’s death at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia. NOTE 2: Seth Alonzo Ranlett went by Alonzo, and married Jerome’s niece, Ellen (aka Nellie), on January 21 1864. Alonzo was from Charlestown, entered the service as Private in Company B of the 36th Massachusetts Regiment on July 24, 1962, promoted to First Sergeant on August 27, 1862, promoted to First Lieutenant on December 1, 1862, appointed Adjutant, December 17, 1862, but was mustered out on account of physical disability from diseases incurred in the service on February 20, 1864. NOTE 3: Alonzo Ranlett wrote five chapters of the History of the 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers 1862-1865, namely, the chapters titled The Kentucky Campaign, In the Rear of Vicksburg, The Movement on Jackson, The Return to Kentucky, and In East Tennessee. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter/Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1862 Letter Archive Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Boston Nov. 18th 1862 Dear brother Jerome We recieved [sic] your very interesting and truly welcome letter of Oct. 30th yesterday, also the little sprigs you gathered on the march which I shall keep as precious mementoes of a loved soldier. I must also acknowledge the one you sent me dated Oct. 25th (Edward’s birth day)[.] perhaps you did not think of it when writing[.] it contained a few leaves from “pleasant Valley” which I preserve as treasures from you. Your letters give us all much joy and comfort, they have as much as two readings aloud. yesterday Foster brought it home, when he came to dinner. all the family were present but George who had some play to attend to (Edward dines with us Saturdays)[.] your letter was of course read by Ellen for the benifit [sic] of us all then at evening George learned that a letter had been received from Uncle Jerome and called for a second reading, which was readily granted, so you may imagine us all in our little back parlor listening again to your cherished missive. The snow storm which commenced in Va. has reached us[.] it commensed [sic] snowing friday morning, continued all day and night, then a rain set in, which has not ceased yet. it is a dark and gloomy day. Foster and his three sons have gone to Church[.] Ellen[,] Alice and myself keep house. Had it been pleasant yesterday we should have looked for Allie and Lulu[.] Joseph wrote that he was coming to Boston and they were to accompany him. I shall expect them as soon as it is pleasant weather. Shall keep them as long as we can, but do not expect Allie[.] we’ll feel like making a long stay on account of Lulu[.] I think she will want to get settled before winter “sets in.” Jerome I am perfectly astonished to know how well the soldiers all bear the long severe marches. it does seem as if poor human nature, would “give out,” but it only proves, that we know not how much we can bear till we have the trial, and the “old addage [sic], every bark is fitted to its own burden”, and above all, that “we have strength given us according to our day.” We begin to fear you have to continue on to Richmond before anything decisive is done. and McClen is removed and for what? –I suppose we have yet to learn but for all everything moves so unfavorable for us, I am full in the faith that we shall come out a purified nation but never in my opinion with the “Union as it was” nor do I believe the People want it, but I know there is a Party that does want it. shame on the North for their political division. The wider this line of strife the greater sacrifice of life and blood. But it is very foolish for me to be talking politics for I know nothing about it. All the sympathies of my heart go for the self[-]sacrificing soldier who deprives himself of every comfort and luxury to fight our battles for us while we stay at home enjoying life in some degree though not as before our hearts weere [sic] divided betwe[e]n home and war. I have just been interrupted by family duties dear brother, so now after the lapse of two hours, I will try to finish my letter to you. Our friends are all well so far as I know. Mother and Lucy are well[.] L. was in last week, always trying to do good for som[e]body, interested in every body. Would she not be a good nurse for our hospatals [sic] think you? I thank you dear J. for writing us[.] hope you will do so as often as possible though I know you have a multitude of friends who feel just as desirous of hearing from you as we do, and as you are marching I know you will have less time, but be sure a word from you will always be hailed with joy by us all. Now dear brother may you be blessed with health and strength in your onward march and however the “tide turns” I am sure you will have the happy consciousness of having performed your duty well. Remember me in much kindness to Joseph Henry[.] tell him we all do feel a deep interest in him. it would add much to our pleasure if he would find time to write us. Ever your loving sister Kate Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter / Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Envelope Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #1 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #258 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/12cbea4c159814c8078b667f4229f538.jpg 0fafeaf44eb3ffaed956419358064714 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/d24aa40f169a63a0d6ecc8de5ed99bbc.jpg 846009e6106076cb4a088d1c135c2392 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MIDDLESEX WAR-CLAIM ASSOCIATION Office, 4 Niles Block, 33 School Street, Boston. ___________________ This Association has been formed to aid Soldiers, Seamen and their Families, in obtaining PENSIONS, BOUNTIES, BACK PAY, PRIZE MONEY, LAND, and other claims against the Government. Application for the collection of claims should be made by letter, or in person, to the Attorney of the Association. Advice will be given by the Attorney without charge. Upon the collection of claims, small charges, established by the Directors, will be made. HON. JOEL PARKER, President HON. D. W. GOOCH, Vice President HON. GEO. S. BOUTWELL, Vice President DIRECTORS: JOEL PARKER GEO. S. BOUTWELL D. W. GOOCH LEONARD HUNTRESS JAMES S. SHUTE PHINEAS J. STONE CHAS. HUDSON E. J. COLLINS AMOS STONE H. HOSFORD HORACE CONN J. H. WAITT CHAS. KIMBALL JOHN K. GOING GEO. W. COPELAND, Secretary and Treasurer A. B. COFFIN, Attorney, 33 School St., Boston. Transcriber’s Note: This item is an advertisement flyer for the Middlesex War-Claim Association in Boston, one of several organizations formed during the Civil War to “aid soldiers, seamen and their families” filing pension applications, claims, etc., with A. B. Coffin being listed as the Association’s attorney. Mr. Coffin was used by Allie Peirce to file and manage her pension claim with the U.S. Government, as shown in the documents in her Pension File located in the U.S. National Archives. Allie’s pension (Initially $8.00 per month for herself and $2.00 per month for Lucy (Lulu) until she reached age 16) was approved on September 6, 1865, retroactive to May 12, 1864. When Allie died on February 29, 1920, her pension had been increased several times over the years to $20.00 per month. The following advertisement for the Middlesex War-Claim Association was also located in the Cambridge Chronicle newspaper issue of September 26, 1863. It also lists A. B. Coffin as the Association’s attorney. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter/Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #2 Description An account of the resource Advertisement flyer only for the Middlesex War-Claim Association Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, “name of transcriber” (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #258 Middlesex War-Claim Association https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/c8dcd2ed585f8576b910aaf72d938911.jpg f5c1d813ebb388101d108559f6727af2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Co. H Corp. R. N. White 2 Willard Nelson E 4 And. Morgan E 6 J. T. Dodson [?] G F. H. Cheney G 10 R. J. Welt A 12 Jno. Sullivan A 14 H. A. Thompson A 16 F. M. Fenno D 18 E. Godding D J. H. Day D TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES NOTE 1: This item consists of a small piece of paper with a list of names, which are the names of soldiers and the companies to which they were assigned. NOTE 2: The notation “Apr. 16, 1864” is written on the side of the document what appears to be in a different handwriting. NOTE 3: The following information for the above men was found in the Unit History: Corp. Richard N. White Co. D Died of wounds incurred at Cold Harbor, Va., on June 3, 1864 Pvt. Willard Nelson, Co. E Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service Pvt. Andrew J. Morgan Co. E Killed in Action at Wilderness, Va., on May 6, 1864 J. T. Dodson Could not be found in the Unit History Pvt. Frank A. Cheney Killed in Action at Cold Harbor, Va., on June 3, 1865 R. J. Welt Could not be found in the Unit History Pvt. John Sullivan Co. A Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service Pvt. Henry A. Thompson Co. A Discharged for disability from wounds on January 13, 1865 Pvt. Frank M. Fenno Co. D Killed in Action at Wilderness, Va., on May 6, 1864 Pvt Edward Godding Co. D Discharged June 8, 1865, upon expiration of service Pvt. James H. Day Co. D Discharged for disability from wounds on June 10, 1865 Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter/Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #4 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1863-04-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #261 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/422e9323e5446c323d1e671324cdefe7.jpg 860ac79c3cceceed424e001642828ea1 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/407793b1b88376276955980f8a62d21c.jpg 457577edf264f880ffb93591b06d156b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #5 Description An account of the resource An envelope Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #262 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/a74352bdaf28bce9b77aacee46e94497.jpg 816bc2c849a8f1e9311581e63d5b1a79 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/4db3c234f407935f724485ce6e6dbdd6.jpg 853c417ac58f461c6314be5a18e38e0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE This item consists of a fragment of an envelope, without any writing, without any postmark, and without a stamp. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #6 Description An account of the resource Envelope fragment Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Letter #263 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/f1cb0665da82e40377f20e2cdace43bc.jpg 7fb1f891219264222cc309a3f81fd176 https://peirceletters.umwhistory.org/files/original/7a0084eda3f97e6a602109153cd75685.jpg d4885fb180786725a60f0ba1530c01db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter Archive: Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Jerome, my friend, I trouble you This letter to forward. Please do it for L. W. I hope ‘twill not be hard. If chance should take you out that way You’ll take it out with you. If not, the postage please to pay And Uncle Sam the job will do. Transcriber’s Note: On the reverse side of this note, the following note was written: Miss Locke TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE This note does not show any information such as who wrote it, when it was written, etc. Also, the letter that this note apparently refers to was not included with this note. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Letter/Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Unknown Letter #9 Description An account of the resource A note Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904). Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Unknown Letter #9 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Unknown