Letter from Eliakim Libby to Mehitable Cummings Libby, 1775, December 1
Creator
Title
Letter from Eliakim Libby to Mehitable Cummings Libby, 1775, December 1
Description
A letter from Sergeant Eliakim Libby of the Continental Army (Colonel Edmund Phinney's 31st Regiment of Foot) to his wife, Mehitable Cummings Libby, and child. Dated December 1, 1775 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby expresses his longing for his wife and family.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts.
USM 001.034
Date
1775 12 01
Rights
This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.
Language
English
Identifier
A1975/009/002
Is Referenced By
Stelling, Hilary Anderson. "Eliakim Libby's Hook and Eye," Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library blog. June 10, 2014.
Extent
1 item (2 pages) ; 21 x 34 cm.
Provenance
Gift of John H. Barthelmes, Jr.
Citation
Libby, Eliakim, 1745-1836, “Letter from Eliakim Libby to Mehitable Cummings Libby, 1775, December 1,” digitalVGW, accessed May 4, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/640.