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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06997.43 |
| From Archive Folder | War of 1812: Correspondence and documents on the war, POWs in Canada, behaviour of soldiers, conditions in New Orleans, laying the Tennessee state line and founding of Memphis City. Documents relate to James Winchester, his family and associates |
| Title | James Winchester to his daughter, Maria Breedlove regarding the rather scandalous dresses worn by women at a ball |
| Date | 8 December 1814 |
| Author | Winchester, James (1752-1826) |
| Recipient | Breedlove, Maria |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Winchester writes his daughter on the subject of women's dress. He has just returned from a ball, which he attended out of curiosity to see the local ladies, whom he found them much less attractive than the women of Quebec. He adds a paragraph about the fleet of enemy ships currently approaching the point, concluding: "this last paragraph is added for your male acquaintances." |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Prisoner of War Canada Battle Women's History Clothing and Accessories |
| People | Winchester, James (1752-1826) |
| Place written | Mobile, Alabama |
| Theme | War of 1812; Foreign Affairs; Women in American History; Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |