Letter to Lansing Porter, 1862 April 20

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Title: Letter to Lansing Porter, 1862 April 20
Correspondent: Porter, Elizabeth
Addressee: Porter, Lansing
Date Created: 1862-04-19
Description: A letter from Elizabeth Porter to her husband, Lansing Porter, making sure that he is up to date with the local news. Elizabeth enquires about the way his shirts are cleaned and asks if there is any room for her where he is. She writes that she misses him dreadfully, though she does not think she could actually tolerate all the mosquitoes and fleas.
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): 1065.01.042
Extent: 3 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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