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Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]
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    • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
    • Date Created: 1861-05-15
    • Description: Topics include description of Fort Monroe, including "the big gun" and other armaments; overnight guard duty; being outside the fortress walls; staying in local hotel; good weather, food; low anxiety. Names: John Stearns, John Prichard, David Johnson; Laura, Ezekiel. Ships: Alabama.
    • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


    Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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      • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
      • Date Created: 1861-06-09
      • Description: Topics include the duties of Provost Marshall, including the reception of runaway slaves. Mentions alerts for battle and false alarms; and illness within the regiment.
      • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


      Unidentified Map
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        • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
        • Description: Map that shows major landmarks such as Fortress Monroe, Hampton, and Camp Butler on the James River; and sites having to do with the Battle of Big Bethel, e.g. Big & Little Bethel (meeting houses), "Battlefield," and "Collision between U.S. forces," just south of Little Bethel.
        • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


        Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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          • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
          • Date Created: 1861-07-17
          • Description: Writes from Camp Butler, Fort Monroe, Va. of camp life including flea bites, of family matters, his sister Laura's earache, wife Mary's health, gives a detailed description of the soldiers experience going out at night with five other companies (Northfield of his regiment and four companies of the Scott Life Guard of New York 4th) under the command of Lt. Col. McGregor.
          • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


          Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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            • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
            • Date Created: 1861-07-26
            • Description: July 26, 1861. Writes from Camp Butler in Newport News, Va. of contraband (seven children), of sending 12 Negroes (7 of them children) to the Fort, of a fight and march to Yorktown and the health of his wife Mary.
            • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


            Roswell Farnham to Laura
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              • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
              • Date Created: 1861-07-31
              • Description: July 31, 1861. Topics include a description of Fort Monroe at Old Point Comfort in reference to the letter head picture, of the Hygeia Hotel currently be used as a hospital, of the houses once occupied by Southerners now housing officers of the army, of a minor attack by the Rebels upon picket guard but none hit, a captain in the 1st N.Y. Regiment shooting one of his men believed to be drunk.
              • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


              Roswell Farnham to [Mary Farnham]
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                • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                • Date Created: 1861-08-10
                • Description: Topics include the journey home and awaiting the paymaster before finally going home, concerns for his wife's health, the men refusing to drill or do any other military duty. Writes from Camp Phelps, Brattleboro.
                • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                Roswell Farnham to Mary [Farnham]
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                  • Creator: Farnham, Roswell, 1827-1903.
                  • Date Created: 1861-08-12
                  • Description: Topics include the Regiment being held up at Camp Phelps in Brattleboro, VT while awaiting the paymaster, the men being more disciplined than is previous days, reference to a girl with mental disabilities being taken home by Mr. Slocome, mentions the death of a St. Albans boy and others who have died.
                  • Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War, Roswell Farnham Correspondence


                  Malurette
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                    • Description: Song text from VFC1998-0007 Martha Pellerin Collection. MS2008-3090 Yvonne Pellerin Songbook 1 of 4. Pp. 2.
                    • Parent Collections: MS2008-3090 -- Yvonne Pellerin Songbook 1 of 4,Martha Pellerin Collection of Franco-American Song,Vermont Folklife Center Archives


                    Itís Our Neighborís Daughter
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                      • Description: Song text from VFC1998-0007 Martha Pellerin Collection. MS2008-3090 Yvonne Pellerin Songbook 1 of 4. Pp. 51 - 52.
                      • Parent Collections: MS2008-3090 -- Yvonne Pellerin Songbook 1 of 4,Martha Pellerin Collection of Franco-American Song,Vermont Folklife Center Archives