Lucy Pratt Lewis (Funsten) to her father, George Washington Lewis, 1863 February 20
Scope and Contents
Note on the letter says that Lucy was visiting her cousin Ella Waring at “Malverne,” Essex County, Virginia, while her father was in the Senate in Richmond. She regrets his worry over reports of the Yankee visit to their neighborhood while he was away. She assures him that the accounts were exaggerated and that the Yankees have departed after taking as many horses as they could capture, around sixty. Infantry were landed from gunboats which took off grain. “They only had pickets posted at the forks of the roads above Claymont.” She then gave him as much news about friends and family that she could.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 February 20
Creator
- From the Collection: Lewis, George Washington, 1804-1879 (Person)
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States