Lawless, William E., 1843?-1924 (SC 3609)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

8-18-2021

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University: 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid, scans and typescripts (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3609. Letters, 13 and 31 August 1862, of William E. Lawless, Springfield, Illinois, written while serving with the 7th Illinois Infantry encamped near Corinth, Mississippi. Sending his pay to his correspondent, he instructs him on the settlement of certain debts and complains about the lack of letters from home. His second letter describes the supply of fruit from local citizens and expresses satisfaction with his pay and training as a drummer. Concerned about the destruction of railroad tracks by guerrillas, he nevertheless resolves to send his pay home rather than risk spending it on “trash.” He also comments on two contemporaries, his correspondent’s son and son-in-law, who have stayed home rather than enlist.

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Lawless, William E., 1843?-1924 (SC 3609)" (2021). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4956.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4956