Manuscripts
Visalia, Calif. [Everitt Judson]. To [Philuta Judson]
- Description
- The collection consists of 36 single-item cataloged letters, 23 of which deal with the Judson Family, while the remaining 13 have to do with the Civil War. In addition, there are 5 letters, 5 bills and receipts, and 1 broadside that deal with the accidental death of Martin L. Fairbanks. The letters are primarily family correspondence in which affairs of the family as well as current events are discussed, including such topics as agriculture and economic conditions in California. Everitt Judson also writes about his ranch on the Kern River as well as about the cities of Placerville and Visalia. The letters pertaining to the Civil War discuss the Quartermaster Corps. in Memphis while J. Watts Judson worked there, religious practices in camp, peoples' political views about the government at the time, military chaplains, and briefly mention Abraham Lincoln.
- Date
- 1862, Dec. 7
- Call number
- HM 62800
- Provenance
- Purchased from Usher Lloyd Burdick, May 27, 1947.
