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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC03212.07 |
From Archive Folder | Correspondence from Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols about finances |
Title | Edward W. Hincks to George Nichols regarding his new home in Virginia |
Date | 22 June 1872 |
Author | Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894) |
Recipient | Nichols, George |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Asks Nichols to update him on his financial obligations as he has realized he will need more money than he thought to furnish his house in Virginia. States that Lillie and Bessie are enjoying the new location. Invites him to visit during the summer. Postscript advises that he will be willing to give the land needed to widen Vassall Lane as long as the owner on the other side will give as well. On stationery from the National Military Asylum, Southern Branch, where Hincks was governor of the National Home for Disabled Volunteers after retiring from the army. |
Subjects | Finance Home Furnishings Women's History Children and Family Entertaining and Hospitality Land Transaction Road Construction Infrastructure |
People | Hincks, Edward W. (1830-1894) Nichols, George (1809-1882) |
Place written | Hampton, Virginia |
Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
Additional Information | Hincks was a Union General and Commander of Camp Lookout prison April - May 1864. He led a Negro division in the Petersburg siege. He also served on court martial and recruiting duties intermittently. Nichols was a Cambridge Massachusetts Commission merchant. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |