Name/Title
Correspondence to Abba from S. Skeesuck -- Mar 1862Entry/Object ID
BC.2010.022.439Tags
Copyright RestrictionScope and Content
Single sheet of paper, folded in half to create four pages of correspondence. The top of the first page has a stamp in red ink that is of a man sleeping in the foreground near a fire, dreaming of a couple kissing. There are tents in the background. Next to the picture is "The Soldier's Dream of Home. 'At the dead of the night a sweet vision I saw, And thrice e'er the morning I dreamt it again. But sorrow return'd with the dawning of morn, And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away'." The letter is addressed "Benton Barrax, Mo. March 28th /62. Dear friend Abba" signed "Truly yours S. Skeesuck". It talks about the companies travels through Chicago, across the Mississippi River, and to St. Louis.Collection
Brothertown CollectionCataloged By
Braaten, HattieArchive Items Details
Title
Correspondence to Abba from S. Skeesuck -- Mar 1862Description
CorrespondenceCreator
Skeesuck, SylvesterDate(s) of Creation
Mar 28, 1862Search Terms
Civil War LettersLocation
Location
* Untyped Location
Digital OnlyCategory
PermanentDate
07/28/2023Reproductions
Notes
Brothertown Indian Nation holds physical copies and copyright; contact Brothertown for reproductions and publishing.Created By
hbraaten@oneidanation.orgCreate Date
07/28/2023Updated By
hbraaten@oneidanation.orgUpdate Date
07/28/2023