19 May 1866
Scope and Contents
[Tucker], B[everly Dandridge], in Niagara, Canada West, to his mother [Jane Shelton (Ellis) Tucker]. Parents’ travels on land and sea and “spoiliation by guerillas” and other difficulties in Mexico. Will be teaching in the summer. Mr. Porterfield was arrested in Nashville for alleged complicity with the “Canadian conspirators of assassination.” His brother Rannie [John Randolph Tucker] wants to enter the Engineering department at Upper Canada College in Toronto. Sister [Margaret Nimmo Tucker?] is planning a trip to Gloucester. Has been reading their letters published in the Enquirer.
Dates
- Creation: 1830-1903
Creator
- From the Collection: Tucker, Nathaniel Beverley, 1820-1890 (Person)
- From the Collection: Brown, Coalter, and Tucker Family (Family)
- From the Collection: McHenry, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tucker-Coleman Family (Family)
Language of Materials
English French
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Extent
From the Collection: 0.50 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository