Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889
Person
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George Bouton Letter to Mollie Bouton
Collection
Identifier: SC 00617
Scope and Contents
Letter from Captain George Bouton to his seven-year-old daughter Mollie from Yorktown, Virginia during the American Civil War. He describes the condition of Yorktown as "an old and dilapidated town", General Daniel Harvey Hill as a commander, describing some of the local families in Yorktown including the Fry family, and having a "free Negro from Madison County for a servant, a very indifferent cook & indifferent servant [in] everyday."
Dates:
1861 July 21
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