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Contains 2 Results:

Letter, 1865 June 6

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection include two handwritten letters exchanged between soldier Seth "Albert" Pettis Jr. and his girlfriend Fannie in June 1865. The first letter, dated June 6, is written by Pettis to Fannie. Writing from a camp in Knoxville, TN, Pettis discusses life as a soldier. The envelope is included and is postmarked from Knoxville. The second letter, dated June 13, is Fannie's response to Pettis.

Dates: 1865 June 6
Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville / MS-3830, Seth Pettis Jr. Correspondence

Letter, 1865 June 13

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection include two handwritten letters exchanged between soldier Seth "Albert" Pettis Jr. and his girlfriend Fannie in June 1865. The first letter, dated June 6, is written by Pettis to Fannie. Writing from a camp in Knoxville, TN, Pettis discusses life as a soldier. The envelope is included and is postmarked from Knoxville. The second letter, dated June 13, is Fannie's response to Pettis.

Dates: 1865 June 13
Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville / MS-3830, Seth Pettis Jr. Correspondence

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