Allen, George D. (fl. 1859-1864) [Letters, including five while on U.S. gunboats off South America] [decimalized .01-.18]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02829 Author/Creator: Allen, George D. (fl. 1859-1864) Place Written: various places Type: Header Record Date: 24 December 1859-26 August 1864 Pagination: 18 letters Order a Copy
Written by the Allen brothers (Union naval officers) -- Joseph H., George D., and William B. -- to their sister Mary Mayberry with letters of William Oves and Frank McIntire. GLC02829.06 mentions the USS "Monitor." The Allen family was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary Mayberry's name was found from various references in this collection. Her last name was made Mayberry because of a line in GLC02829.02 in reference to Mary having children: "I thought you and Brother Bill had made a whole regiment by this time..." Bill is referenced in several letters in this collection, but his full name can be found at GLC02829.17.
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