Letter from Sam to Miss Tea Love, 1862-08-25
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (87 letters and fragments) and a Dallas Morning News article. Letters are arranged chronologically, individually enclosed and then organized into folders by decade. The folders lay flat in an oversized box.
The correspondence deals primarily with the daily life of soldiers, troop movements and battles fought. Requests are often made for news from home. The newspaper article gives a detailed description of the assassination of Robert Love.
Dates
- Other: 1862-08-25
Creator
- Love, Samuel Braden (Auctioneer, Person)
Extent
2 Sheets : Sheet enclosures labeled 39a & 39b
Language of Materials
English
General
Tupelo, MS. Spoke of getting supplies sent to him such as boots, shirts, and socks. Mention a route through LA, up the MS River, to get to his destination in Tupelo, MS
Subject
- Love, Eliza Terrissa Gordon (Recipient, Person)
- Love family (Family)
- Bragg, Braxton, (Person)
- Morgan, John Hunt, (Person)
- Love, Cyrus W. (Person)
- Love, Fannie (Person)
- Love, Mary Elizabeth (Person)
- Gregg, John (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
TCU Box 298400
2800 S. University Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76129-0001
Fort Worth Texas 76129
(817) 257-4566
(817) 257-7282 (Fax)
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