Letter from Moses Williams to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1862 August 27

Letter from Moses Williams to Alonzo Hall Quint, 1862 August 27

Letter from Moses Williams to Alonzo Hall Quint. Dated August 27, 1862. In this letter, Williams thanks Quint, a Chaplain in the Second Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, for sending Williams a lock of his deceased son's hair. First Lieutenant William Blackstone Williams died during the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Williams' letter pays tribute to his son and concludes by thanking Quint for his efforts to help the dead and wounded after the battle.

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1862 08 27

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Alonzo Hall Quint Civil War Collection

Coelho, John. "New Acquisitions Brings Attention to the Character and Life of a Freemason," Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library blog. October 10, 2017.

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