Person/Organization: Pratt, Albert
Item 20939
Letter to Francis Pratt from family, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Wilton Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
In Canada During the Civil War
One surviving letter from the family of Francis Pratt to the young man who was in Canada in 1865 suggests that going to Canada to escape military service during the Civil War was not unheard of. The letter also suggests money was removed to Canada to protect it.
