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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04572.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Maury papers including CSS Georgia list of prizes |
| Title | William Lewis Maury to Nan [Maury] updating her on family members and discussing industry |
| Date | 20 February 1865 |
| Author | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) |
| Recipient | Maury, Nan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Updates his wife on family members and expresses happiness that his son is better and recovering. Says that Humphreys wants the government to go into the cloth-manufacturing business "now that Wilmington is closed & we will have to look more closely to home for our supplies." Notes that the Navy "is confined to such a narrow compass now that it is hard to find work for the officers." |
| Subjects | Medical History Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Navy Children and Family Health and Medical Clothing and Accessories Textile Industry Blockade Commerce Merchants and Trade |
| People | Maury, William Lewis (1813-1878) Maury, Nan (fl. 1864-1865) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Women in American History; Naval & Maritime; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |