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My Dear Kid-Just got notice that the mail will go down to the post

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Overview

Creator: 
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
Subject: 
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909--Correspondence
Subject: 
Artists, United States--Correspondence
Subject: 
Spanish-American War, 1898
Coverage: 
Santiago, Cuba
Source: 
Original letter: pencil on paper, 2 p.
Date Original: 
1898-06-29
Language: 
English

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Resource Identifier: 
ODY Special Collections, MSS 8, Box 6, Folder T6
Publisher: 
St. Lawrence University

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 960 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 10) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital: 
February 7, 2012
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Text
Contributing Institution: 
St. Lawrence University

Location

Series: 
5
Box: 
6
Folder: 
T6
Excerpt: 
we are about 5 miles from Santiago and except the fight which the cavalry brigade had the other day the Spanish have not opposed us - I, Davis + John Fox went to within 2 miles or nearly 1½ miles of Santiago yesterday on a reconnaissance - everything is quiet in + about the city - what one might call an ominous lull