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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05241.41 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of James K. Magie, C company, 78th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Two Magie family letters regarding family news |
| Date | 26 April 1863 |
| Author | Magie, Charles (fl. 1863) |
| Additional authors | Magie Abraham (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Magie, James K. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Consists of two letters: one from Charles Magie to his father; another from Abraham to James. Four pages total. Both letters were written at Terre Haute, Indiana, 26 April 1863. Grandfather Abraham does not want the money that James Magie tried to loan him. Mother [Mary] said that Magie was unable to get a pass for him to join his father [James]. Also discusses planting and mentions uncle Ambrose. [Second letter: Abraham M. to James] He does need the money from his son [James Magie] but Ambrose and two other men want to open a blacksmith and wagon shop and could use the money. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Finance Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Artisans |
| People | Magie, James K. (fl. 1861-1863) Magie, Charles H. (fl. 1863) Magie Abraham (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| 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: Unit | 78th Illinois infantry |