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Item 72859
Title: Corp. Walter Rounds writes to Cousin Abbie, 1864
Contributed by: Sebago Historical Society
Date: 1864-01-25
Location: Steep Falls
Media: Ink on paper
Item 12598
Title: Letter of thanks to Portland Inter-Racial Fellowship of America
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1931-08-28
Location: South Portland; Bergen; Portland
Media: Ink on paper
Item 36236
Title: Letter concerning Longfellow bust letters, London, 1883
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1883-07-17
Location: London; Portland
Media: Ink on paper
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Young men and women in the 19th century often went away from home -- sometimes for a few months, sometimes for longer periods -- to attend academies, seminaries, or schools run by individuals. While there, they wrote letters home, reporting on boarding arrangements and coursework undertaken, and inquired about the family at home.
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Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters
Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.
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Rebecca Usher, Civil War Nurse
Rebecca Usher of Hollis signed letters that she penned for wounded Civil War soldiers with the saying, "Yours for the Soldier, Rebecca Usher." She was one of 20,000 women who worked in Union military hospitals.