184. Mary Daggett.
Civil War Hospitality Letter.

Mary Daggett, sister to Rush and D.O. Kelley, was a prolific letter-writer; her brothers considered her artistic and often asked her to send poetry to them while they were in the army. In March of 1862, Mary Daggett wrote to a Lizzie Jackson thanking her for extending her hospitality to brother D.O. Kelley and to a cousin. The handwriting is exquisite and is only rivalled by the original poem composed to honor the kindhearted hostess. The first letters of each line spell out "Miss Jackson" in the anagramatic fashion of the day. This is the only letter in the fifty-plus collection of Daggett Family Civil War letters written by Mary Daggett.

100/200     SOLD: $57.50

Condition: Very Good