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My Dear Uncle I wrote to the madame a few days ago

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Overview

Creator: 
Witherell, John
Subject: 
Sunderland, John
Description: 
Note--This letter was written to Albert Sunderland, John's father, by John Witherell, John Sunderland's cousin.
Coverage: 
New Orleans, LA
Source: 
Original letter: ink on paper, 4 p.
Language: 
English

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).
Date Original (Precise): 
August 30, 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 3, 2011
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Text

Location

Series: 
2
Box: 
2
Folder: 
54
Excerpt: 
My Dear Uncle
I wrote to the madame a few days ago telling her how John was getting along. I think you will be pleased to hear that he is not in the Hospital[,] for if he was he would die of starvation and neglect.