Andrew McIlwain papers, 1852-1863.

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McIlwain, Andrew, d. 1863. Andrew McIlwain papers, 1852-1863.

Andrew McIlwain papers, 1852-1863.

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Chiefly correspondence between McIlwain and his wife, Sue Ellen, re affairs at home, camp life, McIlwain's health, and instructions re crops and livestock; including letters, 22 Sept. 1862, [camp near Martinsburg, W. Va.], Andrew McIlwain, to Sue Ellen McIlwain, re his impressions of the people of Maryland as being mostly Unionist; 2 Apr. [18]63, Franklin Depot, Va., Andrew McIlwain, to Sue Ellen McIlwain, debating whether he should offer himself as a candidate for election as an officer; 10 Apr. [18]63, from Sue Ellen McIlwain, Abbeville, advising him to pursue election; 17 Apr. [18]63, [Jerusalem Hospital], Andrew McIlwain to Sue Ellen, re his health and also including his advice on managing the farm; 18 Apr. [18]63, from Sue Ellen McIlwain, re her uneasiness over his being in the hospital; and 21 Apr. 1863, "In Bivouac near Suffolk, Va.," W[illia]m C. Wardlaw, to Sue Ellen McIlwain, informing her of the death of her husband on 17 Apr. 1863, and enclosing a letter from the surgeon to Wardlaw. Also includes funeral invitation, 5 May 1863; manuscript, [c. 1863], tribute to Andrew McIlwain signed by "A Friend"; and letter, 5 Sept. 1853, Beaufort, Ellen V. McIlwain, to "My Dear Brother, explaining her concern for her late husband's "poor Negroes" who were being sold.

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