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Box JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 5

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

Cricket, Vol. 23, No. 6, 1996 February

 Item — Box: JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 5, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Scope and Contents

Includes Anna Olswanger's short story "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" on page 10, and Berl Olswanger's song "Big Mistreatin' Bittersweet'n Blues" on page 15.

Dates: 1996 February

Letter from Benjamin to Daniel S. Printup, Esq., 1862 March 7

 Item — Box: JHC Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection Box 5, Folder: 1, Item: 3
Scope and Contents

As Confederate States Secretary of War, Benjamin requests Printup's assistance in mustering companies to populate the 55th regiment of the Confederate army. Printup was the son of wealthy planter who owned land near Rome, Georgia. The collection includes only a digital color scan of the original letter and a black and white printout of the scan. Also included is a document that describes the historical context of the letter.

Dates: 1862 March 7