Letter Written by Union Army Private Albert Manning from "Camp Foster," Roanoke Island, North Carolina, February 17, 1862

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Letter (Correspondence)

Date Made

17 February 1862

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2008.0.17.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ink
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Handwriting
Printing (Process)

Color

Black (Color)
Blue
Red
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 8.25 in
Width: 5.125 in

Inscriptions

printed on front: FAST COLORS/ 1776/ 1861 / Warranted/ not to run handwritten on front: Albert Manning died about 1900 in Michigan City.