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Letter, Granville W. Belcher to Mary Caroline Belcher; 22 March 1864

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Identifier	mus.m042.0053
Title	Letter, Granville W. Belcher to Mary Caroline Belcher; 22 March 1864
Description	From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Granville W. Belcher, a farmer from Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, served in company F, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Belcher writes to his wife, Mary Caroline, on 22 March 1864 about his regiment and men sentanced to death. 5" x 8"
Creator	Belcher, Granville W.
Date	22 March 1864
Coverage (time period)	March 1864
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 5" x 8" four-page letter.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m042.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	M042 Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters.
Source	Box 1, Folder 6
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
File extension	JPG
Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color

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Transcript	March the 22 1864 Camp, Henrico County, VA My Dear Mary, I seat myself this morning to write you a few lines to let you know that I am well. Truly whoping when those few lines come to hand you may be enjoying the same blessings. I have not herd from you since the day we last parted. I would be verry glad to here from you. Write to me as soon as you can get the chance. I have no news of importance to write. The pickets all on our portion of the line are quiet. I am in hopse they will remain so all the time. Our Regment is doing the picket duty on the Chickahoming River. I went down to dress parrade yesterday eavening to here the orders redont. Ten men is to be shot to death next Friday
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