Hascall, Mary (fl. 1873) to Henry Jackson Hunt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.209 Author/Creator: Hascall, Mary (fl. 1873) Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: circa 19 March 1873 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; 18.7 x 25.1 cm. Order a Copy
Year inferred from contents. Hascall consoles Hunt after the death of his daughter (possibly Emily C. Hunt). Writes "one trouble follows another in this life, and a few more years will close the scene- and then it will matter little- what we have suffered here-" Notes that her husband "is better and has ceased to be violent." Envelope was originally addressed to Hunt in Newport, Rhode Island. Original address is struck, and envelope is directed to the care of Mrs. Wm. A. Nichols, possibly the wife of General William A. Nichols (Clara Louisa de Russey), at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Hunt had served as Chief of Artillery for the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
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