Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868 to Elizabeth N. Kessler

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GLC#
GLC03523.52.18-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
11 October 1863
Author/Creator
Kessler, Thomas J., fl. 1843-1868
Title
to Elizabeth N. Kessler
Place Written
Chicago, Illinois
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 18.3 cm, Width: 11.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes to his sister from Camp Douglas. Informs her that they found some musicians to play in their band. Request that she not show his last letter to anyone. Writes that he was "pretty near whipped" when he wrote it. Relays an encounter he had with an "ignorant" police officer at a museum. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner.

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