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Letter from William Hardy to his wife, Sallie Hardy; 16 November 1864

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Identifier	mus.m380.0054
Title	Letter from William Hardy to his wife, Sallie Hardy; 16 November 1864
Description	From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Letter from William Hardy to Sallie Hardy; written from Florence, Alabama.
Creator	Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917.
Date	16 November 1864
Coverage (time period)	16 November 1864
Subject	Hardy, William H. (William Harris), 1837-1917. Hardy, Sallie J. (Sallie Johnson), 1843-1872. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Geographic location	Florence (Ala.)
Resource type	Image Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 4-page 6.5" x 8.5" letter.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m380.htm
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M380 Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers.
Source	Box 2
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
Bit depth	24 bit color

Title	Page 1
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File size	462030 Bytes
File extension	jpg
Width	1358
Height	1726
Color space	RGB
Transcript	Florence, Alabama Wednesday, November 16th, 1864 My Dear Sallie, This dull gloomy rainy day while the General and staff have gone to church thus leaving me alone, I have concluded to spend a portion of my time writing to you. This has been [illegible] train of thought which [illegible] been [illegible] about my [illegible] home. I feel sad and [illegible] 'tis a gloomy day. Dark towering clouds overhanging, charged with mist and cold drizzling rain, hence I am confined to my tent. Now being alone, I naturally turn with a longing heart to those who are the idol of my heart, my dear wife and darling babies. Whence my mind goes back four years, and I travel along the railroad here in fine
File name	mus.m380.0054.01_Page 1.jpg

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