Autograph letter, signed, from Private Timothy Z. Smith to "Sam", likely a friend from Smith's hometown. The letter relays general news of Smith's welfare and thoughts on his life as a soldier since volunteering for service five months earlier. Smith also provides a description of the 31st Regiment's station in New Orleans, and brief assessments of the newly appointed military governor of Louisiana, George F. Shepley, and of commanding general Major General Benjamin Franklin Butler.
Description:
, 31st Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers
Subject (Geographic):
New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 and New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works
13 ALS from King, and a holograph autobiographical sketch (1 p.) with a note on the verso by James S. Loring dated Oct. 9, 1852, stating that the sketch is in King's hand. 10 ALS (45 p.) are to W. R. Alger (1854-1864), the last eight written from San Francisco. Other recipients include W. G. Bryan (Oct. 29, 1857), Mr. and Mrs. Corey (Jan. 1, 1850), and the "Chairman of Lecture Committee of M.L. Assoc'n" (Mar. 4, 1861) in San Francisco regarding a proposed lecture on Daniel Webster. The correspondence shows him a supporter of the Union cause.
Description:
Massachusetts minister, moved to San Francisco in
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject (Name):
Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905, Bryan, William G., 1822-1867, King, Thomas Starr, 1824-1864, and Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.)