Charles E. Fenwick Collection--James Andrew Jackson correspondence--3
Entry/Object ID
1995.001.2570
Scope and Content
1 sheet ; 10" x 8"
This sheet is cream with blue ruling on three of the four panels. The very dark ink is in good condition and has not eaten any holes in the paper. The original sheet of 10" x 8" was folded down to 2 7/8" x 4 15/16" to fit in its envelope and there it stayed for many years.
September 29, 1864 Letter from James Bacon on behalf of Brigadier General Barnes, commander at Point Lookout Prison in response to a query by Albert Jackson. James Bacon said James A. Jackson was indeed at the prison. The letterhead said "Head Quarters District St. Mary's."
There was an envelope with this letter. Someone had written a tiny 7 in a circle near the postmark. An attempt at a transcription is included.
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Text on verso of the envelope: "From Point Lookout October 1st 1864 Provost Marshall."
