Fonda, Ten Eyck Hilton, 1838-1913

Ten Eyck Fonda served as a telegrapher for the United States Military Telegraph Service. All the letters were written while the writer was serving as a telegrapher, and it is likely that they were addressed to the Fonda home in the Mohawk Valley, Montgomery County, New York. The letters range in date from July 12, 1861 to June 14, 1863.

From the description of The Ten Eyck Fonda collection of Civil War letters, 1861-1863. (State University of New York, Binghamton University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 58650421

U.S. Army telegrapher during the Civil War.

From the description of Letter, 1863 July 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972384