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Danville Leadbetter, headquarters Greeneville, letter to Martha Patterson

Description

Letter signed. Written to Johnson's daughter regarding the use of the Johnson family house as a military hospital by the Confederacy. (3 pages)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1861 November 29
Call number
HM 8197
Creator
Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, George S. Hellman collection sale, November 1919. Collection had been given by Johnson's daughter Martha Patterson to her friend Laura Carter Holloway Langford, author of The Ladies of the White House; or, In the Home of the Presidents (1870). Langford apparently sold the material to New York collector George S. Hellman.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Johnson, Eliza McCardle, (1810-1876,)
Johnson, Robert, (1834-1869,)
Patterson, David Trotter, (1818-1891,)
Patterson, Martha Johnson, (1828-1901,)
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