Sergeant John R. Guthrie Letter, 1862

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Sergeant John R. Guthrie Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet One legal sized folder.
Creator:
Guthrie, John R., Sergeant, Died 1862 August 29
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Sergeant John R. Guthrie Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

A single four page letter from Sergeant John R. Guthrie of the 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment remarking upon the food, pay, and medical conditions with Samuel Heintzelman's Corps. Written on letter sheet with a stamp featuring General McClellan. Includes derogatory language directed towards enslaved people.

Biographical / historical:

John R. Guthrie enlisted on August 1, 1861 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania as a Sergeant and mustered into Company F of the 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. He was killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 29, 1862.

Acquisition information:
Purchased.
Physical description:
Yellowed translucent paper with some ink bleed-through.