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ROY G. HUTCHESON COLLECTION

Diary, 1837, 1845, and Letters, 1864-1865.
Manuscript Collection MC 295

• Information about the Collection. (Restrictions apply.)
• Contents of Collection (14 items)
  • Series 1. Diary fragment, June- November, 1837. Folder 1.
  • Series 2. Civil War Letters, Folder 2.

THE COLLECTION

The material consists of a diary fragment, "Sketches of a journey from Camden [New York] to [Peoria County?] Illinois," written by an unknown woman, June 13 - November 6,1837. Also included in the collection are eleven Civil War letters (most of them written by M. E. Barnes, a member of the Army of the Cumberland, later called the Army of Georgia), an envelope, and an unsigned poem.

RESTRICTIONS APPLY. Item number 1, the diary fragment, is fragile. Positive photocopy available for research. Use of the original material requires special permission.

Processed by Nan Lawler, November, 1988. Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Series 1. Diary fragment, June- November, 1837. Folder 1.

Folder 1

1. Diary fragment, "Sketches of a journey from Camden [New York] to [Peoria County?] Illinois," written by an unknown woman, June 13 - November 6, 1837, describing an overland journey. The diary was apparently sent back to Camden, and new entries made by someone else January 1 - November 29, 1845.

Series 2. Civil War Letters 1864-1865, Folder 2.

Folder 2

1. March 12, 1864. Letter, Henry M. Barnes ("Head-quarters, 14th A. C., Chattanooga, Tenn.") to parents. Written in pencil on reverse: "His last letter."
2. April 28, 1864. Letter, Melzar [M. E. Barnes, apparently Henry M. Barnes's brother] ("In Camp") to father.
3. June 1, 1864. Letter, Frankie Barnes (Lee Centre, [Illinois]) to "Aunt Lib & Jessie."
4. July 14, 1864. Letter, Melzar ("In Camp near the Chattahoochee river, Ga.") to mother.
5. September 28-[29], 1864. Letter, Melzar (Atlanta, Ga.) to father. With addition: October 14, 1864. From M. E. Barnes (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
6. October 24, 1864. Letter, M. E. Barnes ("In Camp near Gayesville Ala.") to parents (with P. S. signed "Melzar").
7. November 7, 1864. Letter, Melzar (Kingston, Ga.) to father.
8. December 21-25, 1864. Letter, Melzar ("In Camp before Savannah, Ga.") to parents.
9. January 11, 1865. Letter, Melzar (in camp near Savannah, Ga.) to parents.
10. January 25, 1865. Letter, Melzar (in camp near Sisters Ferry, Ga.) to mother.
11. April 22, 1865. Letter, Melzar (Holly Springs, N. C.) to mother.
12. Postmarked May 12 (no year). Envelope addressed to M. R. Barnes, Lee Centre, Lee Co., Illinois. Stamp has been removed.
13. No date. Poem, unsigned, beginning, "And so you say that Im a fool."