Eliza A. Hardy letter
Collection — Folder: S0589
Identifier: S0589
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter written by Eliza A. Hardy to her cousin on February 12, 1863. She mentions letters she received from her brothers, Morris and Sol, and from Dave Morton and Libe (?) who were all serving in Company A, 16th Indiana Regiment. She relates some of what the soldiers were experiencing while traveling "down the river", mentions Arkansas Post, and that she is talking of "going as a nurse to Memphis."
Dates
- 1863/02/12
Creator
- Boston, Eliza Ann Hardy, 1843-1922 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Eliza Ann Hardy was born on October 13, 1843 in Madison County, Indiana to Neal and Elizabeth Hardy. She was a nurse at Memphis during the U.S. Civil War. Hardy married John R. Boston (1821-1903) and they had one daughter, Mary (1871-1952). She died on July 26, 1922.
Source:
Information within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Eliza A. Boston." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 1, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Eliza Boston." U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Accessed December 1, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Eliza Ann Hardy Boston." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 1, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8234309/eliza-ann-boston.
Source:
Information within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Eliza A. Boston." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed December 1, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Eliza Boston." U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. Accessed December 1, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Eliza Ann Hardy Boston." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed December 1, 2016. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8234309/eliza-ann-boston.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library on 1947/03/03.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/12/02 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2016/12/02 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Boston, Eliza Ann Hardy, 1843-1922 (Person)
- Title
- Eliza A. Hardy letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
