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Measles
On March 3, 1862, Stephen Patterson wrote a letter to his father from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. In the letter he reports that he has had the measles for the past 10 days and has not been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged Civil War, family history, Fort Donnelson, history, illness, manuscripts, Miami University, MS-236, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, OVI, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Stephen Patterson
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Stephen at Miami University
On February 14, 1862, Stephen Patterson wrote his mother from Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. The letter is short, thanking his mother for the pants she sent and expressed the desire to live more cheaply than the fall session as … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Patterson Family, SC&A
Tagged Civil War, family history, history, manuscripts, Miami University, MS-236, Patterson, Patterson brothers, Patterson family, Stephen Patterson
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