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Catalog Number |
F2014.4.0118a-b |
Object Name |
Letter |
Museum |
Fort Ward Museum |
Description |
Letter from George D. Jewett to Lewis Cass White. Jewett writes on Thanksgiving (mentions roasting a turkey) about his time serving in the Union during the Civil War and slightly post-war. A part of the company he was in was part of the group that hunted down John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination. |
Material |
paper, ink |
Artist or Maker |
George D. Jewett |
Date |
November 30, 1911 |
Dimensions |
W-8.5 L-11 inches |
Subjects |
Letters Civil War Veterans Assassinations Holidays Thanksgiving Turkeys |
Related People |
White, Lewis Cass Lincoln, Abraham Booth, John Wilkes |