Unknown to Brother, 24 May 186X
Fortress Monroe Va May 24
 
Dear brother i now take this opertunity of answering your welcome letter which came to hand yesterday and i was pleased to hear from you all i will be home in July and i will let you know is soon as the ship arrives in port we will leave here tomorrow for fort morgan which is on the misissippia river near the city of mobeal thire we expect to have an engagement we got a new Captain yesterday our old Captain is now promoted to Commatore when you write again me let you let me know for what /
 
 
Henry Darby
Alexandria Virginia
 
Mrs Mary Simpson
Laurel Factory Prince
George Co /
 
H
            No 1319
Kidwalder St
10286
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(10286)DL1634.025162Letters186X-05-24

Tags: Home, Mail, Promotions, Ships/Boats

People - Records: 2

  • (3673) [associated with] ~ Hatton, Thomas L.
  • (3680) [associated with] ~ Darby, Henry

Places - Records: 1

  • (260) [origination] ~ Fortress Monroe, Virginia

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Unknown to Brother, 24 May 186X, DL1634.025, Nau Collection