Isaac W. Hayhurst letters, 1865 May-September

File — Box: 3, Folder: 5

Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 2

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Scope and Contents

Contains eleven letters written by Hayhurst to his son Edward between May and September 1865. The letters were all written from the Hayhurst homestead in North Fairfield, Ohio. They discuss Edward's hospital garden and possible discharge, father Isaac's investments, Tommy's movements with the 124th Ohio, requests for rock and fossil specimens, activities of neighbors and friends, the family's garden and health, Edward's discharge and post-war employment and lodgings, family visitors and their activities, the completion of the local railroad, various enclosures, and homesteading plans of the Hayhurst sons (and possibly father Isaac).

Dates

1865 May-September

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Edward M. Hayhurst family Civil War correspondence and papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.