William to Mama, 1862 December 15

  • William Greenleaf Eliot Personal Papers
  • University Archives
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Title
William to Mama, 1862 December 15
Collecting Area
  • University Archives
Collection Name
  • William Greenleaf Eliot Personal Papers
  • University Archives
Description
Summary: On a trip to the House of Representatives, William informs Mama on the many friends he is able to meet with, both new and old. He meets with a mother who sadly loses her friends in the last battles of the Civil War. Amongst the list of people he meets, he also complains about how a "darkey" waiter ruined his dinner by dropping a bead of sweat into his dish. William Greenleaf Eliot to Mama. Keywords: Civil War; Western Sanitary Commission; African Americans; Fredericksburg; Cranch Hospital; William Channing; Lottie?; Katy Appleton; Henry; Virginia Taylor; Smith Homam?; MacLeods?; John; Hannah; Edward; Miss. Dix; Willards; Charles Appleton; Middleton; Secretary Chase; General Cullums; Secretary Blais; Dawn?; Halleck; Mary (Scott) Harrington; Julia Keaton Munroe; Mr. Webb; Elizabeth Fletcher; Brother William.
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