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Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3

Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3
Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 4, 5
Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 6, 7
Transcription of letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller
MLA citation style
Hutchison, A. S. K. Handwritten Letter From Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) To Her Mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3. no date. 1863July .
APA citation style
Hutchison, A. S. K. (1863). Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A256915
Chicago citation style
Hutchison, Adaline S. Keller. “Handwritten Letter From Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) To Her Mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3”, Centre County Library and Historical Museum - Keller Letters, July 29, 1863. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A256915.
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Title

Handwritten letter from Ada (Adaline S. Keller Hutchison) to her mother, Margaretta Keller, Page 1, 2, 3

Subject

Keller Family; Civil War

Description

Ada writes that she is in Carlisle, PA rather than Harrisburg, PA. Ada's husband, Boyd, and others from the 49th PA Regiment are taking charge of 'drafted men' from Pennsylvania there. Ada is staying at the 'Mansion House'. Ada mentioned a supper with 'a real nice set of dishes'. A Union soldier was killed by a guard for trying to take a horse. Ada asks her mother to send to her some specific clothing and mail it with articles that Boyd requested of his family. Ada noted the damage to Carlisle, PA from the Confederate army shelling.

Creator

Hutchison, Adaline S. Keller

Date

1863-07-29?

Location Covered

Carlisle (Pa.)

Type

Text

Original Format

Correspondence

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

D-2004-5-45A

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.com

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

The letter had no year but it is assumed to be 1863 since Ada mentions the damage done by the shelling of Carlisle, PA by the Confederate army. The shelling of Carlisle occurred on July 1, 1863. Ada also does not mention her daughter born in Jan. 1864.