Isaac W. Hayhurst letters, 1865 February-March

File — Box: 3, Folder: 3

Identifier: MSS 7928 Series 2

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Scope and Contents

Contains nine letters written by Isaac Hayhurst (with a few lines from mother Hayhurst) to his son Edward (recuperating in the hospital) between February and March 1865. The letters were written from the Hayhurst home in North Fairfield, Ohio. They discuss Edward's health and medical care, the health and welfare/activities of various family members (including movements of his soldier brother Thomas with their regiment), various enclosures or requests for mineral and fossil samples, recommended routes for sending money home, and encouragements.

Dates

1865 February-March

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.