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Letter from Patrick Calhoun at Fort Madison to his father John C. Calhoun. 24 July, 1844
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Fort Madison I.T. June 24th 1844 Dear Father Enclosed I send you a letter to Sister Anna, as she will be more likely to get it when sent through you, than if sent to her Post Office -- On arriving here I found my self slightly indisposed, and determined to remain a few days and wait, before proceeding on in my journey to Des Moines, which is some seven hundred and fifty miles from this place & which we have to perform on horseback. John still appears to improve, & is in fine spirits. I wrote you from St. Louis requesting you to send on a draft I wish you could send me two separate ones. One to me enclosed to Maj. Stewart and the other to Maj. Steward for $75, as I have had to [?] on him for that amount. I will write you again before leaving- You affect. son Patrick Hon J.C. Calhoun
Creation Date
6-24-1844
City
Fort Madison
County
Lee
State/Province
Iowa
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1821-1858
Keywords
Fort Madison, 24 July 1844, 1844, Des Moines, J.C. Calhoun, Patrick Calhoun, St.Louis, Iowa, John C. Calhoun, Major Stewart, Major Steward
Resource Identifier
080430-13
Date Digital
April 2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Political History | Social History | United States History
Publisher
Wofford College
Format (IMT)
Language
en-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Calhoun, Patrick 2nd lieutenant, "Patrick Calhoun Letter to his father John C. Calhoun, from Iowa Territory, June 29, 1844." (1844). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 211.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/211
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