Title |
Letter from Margaret Preston to daughter, May Preston, Baltimore County, Maryland, February 19 and 22, 1863
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Description |
A letter from Margaret "Madge" Preston of Pleasant Plains, Maryland, to her daughter May Preston who is away at school at Saint Joseph's Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The letter discusses the situation prompting the writing of this letter and other domestic affairs of the day. She is feeling a little depressed because the day reminds her of her promise to an old friend that they would correspond every year on this day [February 19] and share what they did during the day, but her friend has recently passed away. Mention of the winter weather is also included detailing the inconveniences this causes to the people around her. Accompanying the letter was a Confederate flag, in which Margaret hopes May will "find comfort in the folds" of it. Baltimore County, Maryland, February 19 and 22, 1863.
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Extent |
12 pages; monochrome |
Date |
1863-02-19/1863-02-22 |
Creator |
Preston, Madge, b. 1815
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Location |
Baltimore County; Pleasant Plains; United States; Maryland; North America |
Subject(s) |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Domestic life; Preston, Madge, b. 1815; Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women |
Citation |
Preston Family papers, Accession 72-10, Series 1, Box 1, Folder To May [Preston] McNeil from Madge Preston, 1864 |
Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/12647
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Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#UND
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Terms of Use |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries.
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Digital Collection(s) |
- Maryland and Historical Collections
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