Name/Title
Charles E. Fenwick Collection--James Andrew Jackson correspondence--2Entry/Object ID
1995.001.2569Scope and Content
1 sheet ; 9 5/8" x 7 5/8"
This sheet is cream blue ruled "school" paper. The dark ink is in good condition. The original sheet of 9 5/8" x 7 5/8" was folded down to 2 1/2" x 5 1/8" and stayed folded for many years.
July 14, 1864 Letter from James Andrew Jackson at Fort McHenry in Baltimore to his brother Albert in Georgetown, D.C. James Andrew had been captured on July 11th, 1864 and brought to the Fort. He asked his brother for underclothes and cautioned him that anything sent must be material that was allowed to come into the fort. He said he was a member of Company A, 1st Maryland Cavalry and signed his name as James A. Jackson.
There was no envelope with this letter. An attempt at a transcription is included.
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Text on verso: someone has written a tiny 3 in a circleCollection
Charles E. Fenwick CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
July 14, 1864Location
Container
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 6Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallContainer
Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 6Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jackson, Albert B.Person or Organization
Jackson, James Andrew