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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02181.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to John H. Powers |
| Title | Jenny McNice to "Dear Teacher" |
| Date | 12 March 1860 |
| Author | McNice, Jenny (fl. 1860) |
| Recipient | Powers, John H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signed "Jenny McNice" |
| Subjects | Woman Author Women's History Education |
| People | McNice, Jenny (fl. 1860) Powers, John H. (fl. 1858-1877) |
| Place written | Oxford, New Hampshire |
| Theme | Education |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Letters written to a private in the first Vermont Cavalry from friends and schoolmates at Newbury Seminary, and fraternity brothers from Wesleyan College. Some of the letters are from soldiers in the field, while others are from civilians writing about the war and their work at home. Letters discuss political climate, college courses, the trials of teaching, and the war. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Vermont Cavalry |