The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.31.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Ira Blanchard, H company, 20th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Jason D. Wright to Mary (Wright) Kellogg congratulating her on her marriage to Mr. Kellogg |
| Date | 29 March 1863 |
| Author | Wright, Jason D. ( fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Kellogg, Mary Wright |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Wright writes to his niece Mary Kellogg, congratulating her on her marriage to Mr. Kellogg. States he will send photographs of his family and extends an invitation for her and her new husband to visit. Claims Terra Haute is destined to be the leading city of Indiana, with manufacturing and commercial enterprise booming. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Marriage Photography Economics Commerce Finance Merchants and Trade Industry |
| People | Wright, Jason D. (fl. 1864) Kellogg, Mary Wright (1844-1912) |
| Place written | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Theme | Industry; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: This collection consists chiefly of correspondence from Ira Blanchard, Lieutenant, Company H, 29th Illinois Infantry, to Mary (Wright) Kellogg. These letters document Blanchard's service at Forts Henry and Donelson, Tennessee; Vicksburg, Mississippi; and other areas throughout Missouri, Tennessee and Louisiana from 1861-1863. Sometime after August 1863, Mary (Wright) Kellogg married Captain Henry Kellogg, and the letters from Blanchard ceased. In addition to the correspondence from Blanchard, this collection also includes a letter from Jason D. Wright to his niece Mary (Wright) Kellogg (1864), two obituaries for Mary (Wright) Kellogg (ca. 1912), a newspaper article mentioning Mary Kellogg's daughter, Mrs. L. E. Dodson (ca. 1927), and a collateral envelope. Wright is Mary (Wright) Kellogg's uncle. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Niece |