Letter, Edwin Stone to his brother Persley Stone, November 11, 1861 (Ms2018-028)
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Title
Letter, Edwin Stone to his brother Persley Stone, November 11, 1861 (Ms2018-028)
Subject
Description
Letter written by sailor Edwin C. Stone aboard the U.S.S. Minnesota, November 11, 1861 to his brother Persley Stone. Majority of letter is advice from Edwin to Persley on how to behave at his new job. Letter also contains a run in between the Minnisoate and an "infernal machine," and the threat of the Merrimac attacking.
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Date
Rights
Permission to publish material from Edwin C. Stone Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Format
Letters
Language
English
Identifier
Ms2018_028_StoneEdwinC_Letter_1861_1111
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Edwin C. Stone Letter, Ms2018-028, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection
Citation
Stone, Edwin C., “Letter, Edwin Stone to his brother Persley Stone, November 11, 1861 (Ms2018-028),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/AmericanCivilWar/Ms2018_028_StoneEdwinC_Letter_1861_1111.