Letter from Charlie Hall on board the steamer "Florida," to his grandmother, Elizabeth Cooke, probably in Wallingford Connecticut.
In the letter Charlie describes his voyage home to Portland, Alabama, probably after visiting his family in Connecticut. He discusses seasickness; a whale spotted while sailing along the coast of South Carolina; the flag over Fort Sumter "which we could see with the naked eye, to be the Souther...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/4250 |
| Summary: | In the letter Charlie describes his voyage home to Portland, Alabama, probably after visiting his family in Connecticut. He discusses seasickness; a whale spotted while sailing along the coast of South Carolina; the flag over Fort Sumter "which we could see with the naked eye, to be the Southern Confedracy's [sic] Flag"; and his younger brother's recent vaccination. The letter is written on stationery picturing the Confederate national flag. A transcription is included. |
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