Letter from Allen Putnam to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1863 November 16

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Allen Putnam to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1863 November 16
Description:
Letter from Allen Putnam to Alonzo Hall Quint. Dated November 16, 1863. In this letter, Alonzo Hall Quint's father-in-law Allen Putnam informs Quint of the birth of his son, Wilder Dwight Quint. Alonzo Hall Quint served as a Chaplain in the Second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and would have been stationed near Tullahoma, Tennessee, when he received this letter.
Creator:
Putnam, Allen, about 1794-1868
Contributor:
Quint, Alonzo H. (Alonzo Hall), 1828-1896
Date:
November 16, 1863
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
American Civil War Collection
Subjects:
Childbirth
Childbirth at home
Military chaplains--United States--History--19th century
Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
Quint, Wilder Dwight, 1863-1936
Soldiers--United States
Soldiers--United States--1860-1870
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Salem
Salem, Massachusetts, United States
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. MA 390.003
Identifier:
A2017/048/003