Finding Aid for the J. B. Rodgers Letter, 1863 March 1
MS-3132University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Collection processed by: Will Dewey, July 16, 2007
Finding Aid written by: Will Dewey, July 16, 2007
Encoded by: Will Dewey, July 16, 2007
Summary Information
J. B. Rodgers Letter
Date/Date Range : 1863 March 1
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This collection houses a letter written by J. B. Rodgers sent on March 1, 1863 from Washington D.C. to Harry Studley of Illinois. Rodgers details his predicament in not being able to return to his home in Tennessee, where the Confederates have taken his property. He also speculates that the French might support the South, and offers his opinions on Northern politics.
MS-3132
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
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Collection was purchased by Special Collections on February 10, 2007.
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[Identification of Item], J. B. Rodgers Letter, MS-3132. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Biography / History
J. B. Rodgers was a Union supporter from South Rock Island, Warren County, Tennessee who was forced to flee to Washington, D.C. during the Civil War.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection houses a letter written by J. B. Rodgers sent on March 1, 1863 from Washington D.C. to Harry Studley of Illinois. Rodgers details his predicament in not being able to return to his home in Tennessee, where the Confederates have taken his property. He also speculates that the French might support the South, and offers his opinions on Northern politics.
Subject Terms
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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J. B. Rodgers Letter, 1863 March 1 Scope Note: Transcription of Letter:
Washington city 1st March 63
My Dear Sir
Since the 3rd of last March now nearly one year I have been exiled from my home family and fireside, and its hard to tell how long it may be before I shall have it in my power to return. The enclosed slip will give you the last information I have had from my home they have taken my property and are using in freely at my expense. I got away at the dark hours of the night to avoid imprisonment. My family are still in the of Braggs army--I think however I will return to Tennessee this month.
I hope you will be kind enough to present my kindest regards to my friends Messrs. Thompson and . I have nothing new beyond the current events of the day that you see within papers. The atmosphere is pregnant with conjecture as to the probable course France may take--you will see that the French descendants of the inhabitants of Louisiana in 1802 are likely to appeal to Louis a petition to guarantee to them their negro property under the treaty. I may give the administration some trouble--The administration must be contained now or we are gone to a and no man can appreciate the value of the government more than a Southern refugee
With my kindest regards for your health and happiness I am very truly
Your friend
J. B. Rodgers
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