Charles F. Bancroft to Clarissa Bancroft
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Parent Collections - Vermonters in the Civil War
- Charles F. Bancroft Correspondence
Title - Charles F. Bancroft to Clarissa Bancroft
Creator - Bancroft, Charles F., 1835-1862.
Date Created - 1862-01-11
Description - Topics include the illness of Ephraim D. Dutton and the treatment he is getting from Bancroft, who is watching over Dutton. Bancroft thinks he'll recover when taken to a hospital. Fever, dysentery, lung ailments are compounded by homesickness, according to Bancroft. B. asks for sausage, cayenne pepper, and brandy from home. Mentions daguerreotype of "that little schoolmarm" and the problem of blue eyes. Final request: burn this letter after you read it! "Chain Bridge" refers to a site near Washington, D.C.
Extent - 2 pages
Note [Digital Version] - 2012-01-31, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Genre - correspondence
Type of Resource - text
Publisher - Silver Special Collections, University of Vermont Libraries
Date Captured - 2/1/2012 4:07:48 AM
Access Conditions - Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, vhs-library@state.vt.us.
Access Conditions [Local] - No Copyright - United States
Identifier [Local] - cwvhsBancroftCharles07
Language - English
Language [Code] - eng
Digital Format - image/tiff
Digital Format - Text/Color: 24 bits; 300 ppi
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