Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Margaret Gray of Old Town wrote to Leonard Watson, Maine Agency Sanitary Commission in March 1864, pleading with him to help return her son from the war.
She wrote that he was underage when he enlisted and she did not give him permission.
She previously had visited the Sanitary Commission office in Washington, D.C.
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About This Item
- Title: Mother seeking return of soldier son, Old Town, 1864
- Creator: Margaret Gray
- Creation Date: 1864-03-27
- Subject Date: 1864
- Location: Old Town, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 1/3
- Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission records
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief
- United States Sanitary Commission
- Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Leonard, Watson--Correspondence
- Families--Maine--Old Town
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