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Mrs. Sunderland As John was a-penning a few lines to you

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Overview

Creator: 
A.H. Perkins
Subject: 
A.H. Perkins
Subject: 
Sunderland, Darwin
Subject: 
Sunderland, John
Coverage: 
New Orleans, LA
Source: 
Original letter: ink on paper, 2 p.
Language: 
English

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Date Original (Precise): 
June 26, 1864

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: 
October 4, 2011
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Text

Location

Series: 
3
Box: 
2
Folder: 
66
Excerpt: 
It was hard for me to believe that poor Darwin was dead but I suppose I must. It is a place we must all go sooner or later. Thare [there] is one thing Dar has been[.] A good defender to his Country as far as he was able[.] He dide [died] in a good cause.