Letter from Frank McCutchen to his father
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Title |
Letter from Frank McCutchen to his father |
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Description |
Letter written by Frank (Benjamin Franklin) McCutchen to his father during the war. In the letter, McCutchen tells his father of his illness with typhoid-pneumonia. Due to his poor health, McCutchen paid for a replacement to fulfill his service in the military. He writes, "I have squared up with my substitute $1500. He makes a good soldier. I don't believe I will ever be able to stand the army again." McCutchen was a Private in Company I, 6th Kentucky Mounted Infantry, C. S. A.. |
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Date |
1864 March 26 |
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Place of original |
Jefferson County (Ala.) |
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ID# |
nash259 |
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Digital type |
Text |
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Digital format |
TIFF |
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Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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Ordering Information |
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Location Digitized |
Metro Archives, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee |
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