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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02456.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil War generals from border states: 33 letters and documents |
| Title | George W. Getty to Marsena Rudolph Patrick, enclosing an unspecified item intended for a niece of Mrs. Getty |
| Date | April 21, 1865 |
| Author | Getty, George Washington (1819-1901) |
| Recipient | Patrick, Marsena R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written as Brevet Major General. Getty encloses an unspecified item, and requests that General Patrick, Provost Marshal General in Richmond, send the item to a niece of Mrs. Getty (Elizabeth Graham Stevenson). Notes, "Her mother, who is with her is a sister of Mrs. G and of Brig Genl. J.D. Stevenson of the Union Army. As they are now without a male protector I beg that you see that they are not harmed." |
| Subjects | Union Forces Union General Military History Civil War Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Getty, George Washington (1819-1901) Patrick, Marsena Rudolph (1811-1888) Stevenson, John Dunlap (1821-1897) Stevenson, Elizabeth Graham (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Burke's Station, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Written in present day Burke, Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Comrade |