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Hutson, Hettie E. (b. 1833) to Charles J. Hutson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08165.37 Author/Creator: Hutson, Hettie E. (b. 1833) Place Written: South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 09 September 1861 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

A letter of condolence upon the death of Emmeline Colcock, Charles' fiance, with religious overtones throughout. Mentions Emmeline's siblings visiting from Grahamville, South Carolina. Hopes their is no sickness in Charles' camp and that the war was over. Emmeline died of typhoid fever while Charles was serving as a Corporal in the 1st South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War.

Hutson, Hettie Elizabeth, 1833-?
Hutson, Charles J., 1842-1902
Colcock, Emmeline, 1841-1861

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