Letter: Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, June 16, 1864 Item Info
- Title:
- Letter: Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, June 16, 1864
- Creator:
- Poteet, Martha Hendley
- Date Created:
- 1864-06-16
- Description:
- Encapsulated letter. Martha writes to her husband Francis who is away at war, giving us a glimpse into her life while he is gone. Martha tells Francis to appeal to his captain for a furlough so he can come the first week of July to harvest the wheat crop since there are no men who will help her. The mare has been sick and may need to be killed. She has had trouble trying to collect on debts owed to Francis.
- Subjects:
- Family farms Food supply Horses Money--Confederate States of America North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Economic aspects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Food supply United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women Weather Wheat Women--North Carolina
- Location:
- McDowell County; North Carolina
- Source:
- Poteet-Dickson Letters, 1861-1902. State Archives of North Carolina
- Source Identifier:
- P.C. 1825
- Type:
- Image; Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Letter: Martha Hendley Poteet to Francis Marion Poteet, June 16, 1864", She Changed the World, State Library of North Carolina
- Reference Link:
- https://she-changed-world.cb.ncpedia.org/items/coll069.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Standardized Rights:
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