Title:
Watson Blanchard letters, 1864-1865
Creator/Contributor:
Blanchard, Watson, 1842-1902, creator, correspondent.
Creator/Contributor:
Blanchard, Martha, 1810-1896, correspondent.
Creator/Contributor:
Blanchard, Ruel, 1854-1874, correspondent.
Creator/Contributor:
Reed, Mary G., 1809-1869, correspondent.
Abstract:
Collection of 5 letters (16 pages) written by Watson Blanchard in Todds Valley, California, between January 20, 1864 (shortly
after his arrival in California) and April 1865, to his mother, Martha Blanchard (3 letters), his brother Ruel Blanchard (1
letter), and his aunt Mary G. Reed (1 letter), all in Maine. Watson Blanchard, of Madison, Maine, registered for the Civil
War draft in 1863. In his letters to his mother he expresses relief that he got away to California before being called up
and writes of the draft in Maine. He also discusses his relationships with women, both in Maine and in California, and the
amount of money he is making.
Date:
1864 (issued)
Subject:
n-us--- -- n-us-ca -- n-us-me
Draft resisters -- United States -- Correspondence
Insoumis (Militaires) -- États-Unis -- Correspondance
Draft resisters
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Draft resisters -- Correspondence
Maine -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Todd Valley (Calif.)
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Insoumis -- Correspondance
Maine
United States
Blanchard, Watson -- 1842-1902 -- Correspondence
Blanchard, Martha -- 1810-1896 -- Correspondence
Blanchard, Ruel -- 1854-1874 -- Correspondence
Reed, Mary G -- 1809-1869 -- Correspondence
Note:
Related item: Watson Blanchard letter to Martha Blanchard, 1864 June 28 (BANC MSS 2019/15).
Watson Blanchard (1842-April 24, 1902) was the son of Theron Blanchard (1807-1887) and Martha Reed Blanchard (1810-1896) of
Somerset County, Maine.
Watson Blanchard letters, 1864-1865, BANC MSS 94/109 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
Personal correspondence
History
Physical Description:
print
1 (5
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 94/109 clocal
Origin:
California