Wm. C. Harvey, (Rogersville, Pa.) to Father and Mother [Samuel & Sarah (Throckmorton) Harvey], letter, 24 March 1864

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Name/Title

Wm. C. Harvey, (Rogersville, Pa.) to "Father and Mother" [Samuel & Sarah (Throckmorton) Harvey], letter, 24 March 1864

Entry/Object ID

2019.4.27

Scope and Content

Wm. C. Harvey, (Rogersville, Pa.) to "Father and Mother" [Samuel & Sarah (Throckmorton) Harvey], letter, 24 March 1864. Transcribed by Candice Buchanan. "Rogersville March 24th 1864 Dear Father & Mother, I have been sworn in by Lieut. D. M. Rogers and also Mr. Sharpnack. I will go down to town with Lieut. Rogers tonight if there is no bad luck. I will be home on Tuesday next. I feel confident I am doing my duty. I hope you are contented. Your son. Wm. C. Harvey" William served as a Private in Co. I, 116th Pa. Inf. Regt. during the Civil War.

Collection

Samuel Harvey Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2019.4

Acquisition Method

Digital

Credit Line

Samuel H. Harvey

Lexicon

Search Terms

Harvey family, Letters (Correspondence), Military, Rogersville (Pa.), Veterans--Civil War

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Mar 24, 1864

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

HARV-DOCU-0002

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harvey, Samuel [1820-1908]

Person or Organization

Harvey, William Cook [1847-1864]

Person or Organization

Throckmorton, Sarah Inghram [1829-1902]

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Harvey Series - Samuel Harvey Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Notes

The Samuel H. Harvey Collection was passed from Samuel Harvey [1820-1908] and his wife, Sarah Inghram Throckmorton [1829-1902], to their son Charles Tilton Harvey [1859-1926] and his wife, Deressa Hawkins [1860-1938], to their son Samuel Hawkins Harvey [1884-1931] and his wife, Irene Dunn Carter [1885-1987], to their son, Samuel H. Harvey, who owned and shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2003. Source Citation: Wm. C. Harvey, (Rogersville, Pa.) to "Father and Mother" [Samuel & Sarah (Throckmorton) Harvey], letter, 24 March 1864; item no. HARV-DOCU-0002, Samuel Harvey Collection, shared by Samuel H. Harvey; Greene Connections Archives Project (GreeneConnections.com).