Letter from George Hayden to his mother

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Letter from George Hayden to his mother

Entry/Object ID

1978.003.0005

Scope and Content

1 sheet ; 7 5/8" h x 9 5/8" w This is buff stationery with pale blue lines to guide the writer. In this letter, written in pencil, George Hayden wrote to his mother from Winchester, Virginia on September 25 of an unknown year, possibly 1862. He describes the path of the soldiers to their camp in Winchester, saying they marched about 63 miles in four days. He said their group had not done any fighting. He asks his mother not to worry about him; he has placed himself in God's hands and does not fear whatever comes. A transcription of the letter is included.

Collection

George Hayden Collection

Location

Container

Oversize Series Box 1

Shelf

Rack 10, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 10

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burch, Katherine

Person or Organization

Burroughs, Dent

Person or Organization

Crane, P. P.

Person or Organization

Dorry, John

Person or Organization

Hayden, Elizabeth

Person or Organization

Hayden, George2

Person or Organization

Hayden, Katherine

Person or Organization

Hayden, Oscar G.

Person or Organization

Lewin, Meyer