Broun, Harriet. Harriet Broun to Bettie Lee Broun, Northumberland County, Virginia, January 17, 1863

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Broun, Harriet

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1863-01-17

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American Civil War (1861-1865) , Broun, Bettie Lee, 1846-1927 , Broun, Harriet C. Johnson, 1824-1908 , Letters , Personal correspondence , Virginia--Northumberland , Virginia--Petersburg , Virginia

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Easton Jan 17 1863 My Dear Daughter As another opportunity presents itself fro writing to you I embrace it know how very anxious you are to hear from home your letter by Miss Branham I received the 29th of December also one from your Brother the same day by Henry it was quite a treat to hear from both of my dear children at the same time. I have been quite sick since I last wrote am now getting better.

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Handwritten letter from Harriet Broun to her daughter Bettie Broun. Easton, Virginia, January 17, 1863 and February 1, 1863. 4 pages. Harriet Broun, Northumberland County, Virginia, writes her daughter Bettie Lee Broun, at the Womans College in Petersburg, Virginia. Topics include William Broun visiting home from the war, hunting, Christmas, visitors, deaths and marriages, dresses and clothing, and Bettie's birthday.

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Valdosta, Georgia: Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, 2020.

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No Copyright - United States. URI: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

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