Letter from Eliakim Libby to Mehitable Cummings Libby, 1775, December 1

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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.

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 April 19, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/640.