Theodore P. Hamlin papers, 1834-1885 [manuscript].

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Theodore P. Hamlin papers, 1834-1885 [manuscript].

Letters, 1864-1867, from Theodore P. Hamlin to members of his family in Edgefield, Davidson County, Tenn.; a few personal and family letters, 1850s, to Mary B. Worley of Tennessee; a few personal items, 1850s, of John S. Russworm of Williamson County, Tenn.; and itemized bills, 1881-1885, of Newt J. Dodson, Nashville, Tenn. The letters from Hamlin include nine written in 1864-1865, while he was a prisoner at Johnson's Island, Ohio, especially concerning procedures for gaining his release, and letters in 1865 about starting a cotton farm outside Nashville, Tenn.

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Dodson, Newt J., fl. 1881-1885.

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Russworm, John S., fl. 1850.

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Hamlin, Theodore P., d. 1867.

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Theodore P. Hamlin (died 1867) of Davidson County, Tenn., was a Confederate soldier with the 18th Tennessee Regiment. He was imprisoned for a time at Johnson's Island, Ohio. His father was T. B. Hamlin, a land owner and dentist. From the guide to the Theodore P. Hamlin Papers, ., 1834-1885, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...

Worley, Mary B., fl. 1850.

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Johnson Island Prison

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Johnson Island, located in Sandusky, Ohio, operated as a federal prisoner of war depot, housing Confederate officers and other enlisted men captured in battle, from April 1862 to September 1865. From the guide to the Johnson Island Prison Autograph Albums, ., 1861-1865, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Union army prison in Ohio. From the description of Diagram, 1862. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat...