Size: 0.25 linear feet

Literary rights:
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Restrictions: None

Content note:
Thomas Horne was a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. This collection contains eight letters that he wrote to Mollie Cuthrell, Smoky Ordinary, Virginia, during the years 1862-1865. The collection also includes one letter that she wrote to him in 1861. These letters are arranged chronologically, 1861-1865, with the original letters in the first two folders and all the typed copies in File Folder 3.

Note: Eight of the letters were laminated prior to processing.

Acquisition: Purchased from Sothebys by Martin Bush, 5-29-1986

Processed by: Dr. John L. Harnsberger, 3-7-1991; JEF, 4-13-1998

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