Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918 to Bell Wharton

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GLC#
GLC03523.10.182-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 May 1865
Author/Creator
Maitland, Joseph M., 1836-1918
Title
to Bell Wharton
Place Written
Memphis, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 24.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Joe writes to "Dear Darling Bell." Reports on a picnic given by the ladies of St. Peter's Church. "...there must have been as many as 200 couples dancing at one time. The crowd was considerably mixed, and I did not take any part." Comments on a letter he received from a female friend filled with details of a wedding she attended, "...as though that interested me." Remarks how lonely he is "...in the Crowded City."

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