2005.36.394: Unknown to John, 1860 January 18

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Title

2005.36.394: Unknown to John, 1860 January 18

Subject

1860; Transcription; John; West Point; Education; Blunt; Holidays; Marriage; Duncan Friggs; Charles Omally; Frank Myers; Marietta; Hudson River; Weather; War

Description

This is a two-page handwritten letter, presumably authored by P.M.B. Young himself judging by his account of the "frozen blue hell" and the frozen Hudson River. He compliments John on his engagement. On the eve of the outbreak of war, he offers a scathing commentary of how southerners should despoil the "hand of a northern oppressor." This section, in particular, is written in a grammatical style that is romantic, bordering fanatical.

Creator

Unknown

Source

P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum

Publisher

Bartow History Museum
Auburn University

Date

1860 January 18

Contributor

Heather M. Haley
Auburn University

Format

JPEG
PDF

Language

English

Type

Manuscript

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