Letter to Lansing Porter, 1861 December 11

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Title: Letter to Lansing Porter, 1861 December 11
Correspondent: Porter, Elizabeth
Addressee: Porter, Lansing
Date Created: 1861-12-11
Description: A letter from Elizabeth Porter to her husband Lansing Porter explaining that one of her letters was sent back to her due to the post not knowing where his regiment was currently stationed. Elizabeth reassures lansing that he is greatly missed and goes on to update him on the family's comings and goings.
Genre: Correspondence
Topical Subject(s): Civil wars
Families
Military life
Soldiers
Geographical Subject(s): Auburn (N.Y.)
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Language: eng
Identifier (local): 1065.01.007
Extent: 4 pages
Type of Resource: text
Source: Lansing Porter Family Papers, Manuscripts Collection 1065, Box 1, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118
Finding Aid: https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/1832
Physical Location: LRU
Tulane University: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Institution Website: https://library.tulane.edu/tusc
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
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