Sharp, Cynthia Letter from R. M. Blackwell to Thomas Sparrow Letter from R. M. Blackwell, No. 144 Front Street, New York, to Thomas Sparrow. Blackwell says that he has heard that Sparrow is a prisoner at Governors Island in New York. Blackwell says that at least Sparrow is out of danger and that he wants to write to Sparrow's wife to assure her of his safe return to her. The Civil War correspondence relates the activities of Thomas Sparrow and his Washington Grays from their formation as a volunteer company in April of 1861, until their parole from a Union prison in February, 1862. From the papers of Thomas Sparrow (1819-1884), a lawyer from Washington, N.C. who fought in the Civil War and later represented Beaufort County in the North Carolina General Assembly. 0001-b1-fa 23787 1171 18610910 eng text letters 21.2cm x 26.8cm Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884 Correspondence United States New York (State) New York (N.Y.) United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Prisoners and prisons United States New York (State) Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.) Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884 contributor Blackwell, R. M. creator This item has been made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Researchers are responsible for using these materials in accordance with Title 17 of the United States Code and any other applicable statutes. If you are the creator or copyright holder of this item and would like it removed, please contact us at als_digitalcollections@ecu.edu. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ Military History mh Civil War cwar 0001 Letter from R. M. Blackwell to Thomas Sparrow Letter from R. M. Blackwell, No. 144 Front Street, New York, to Thomas Sparrow. Blackwell says that he has heard that Sparrow is a prisoner at Governors Island in New York. Blackwell says that at least Sparrow is out of danger and that he wants to write to Sparrow's wife to assure her of his safe return to her. The Civil War correspondence relates the activities of Thomas Sparrow and his Washington Grays from their formation as a volunteer company in April of 1861, until their parole from a Union prison in February, 1862. From the papers of Thomas Sparrow (1819-1884), a lawyer from Washington, N.C. who fought in the Civil War and later represented Beaufort County in the North Carolina General Assembly. Blackwell, R. M. Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884--Correspondence Sparrow, Thomas, 1819-1884 18610910 Text letters J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University eng 23787 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ United States--New York (State)--New York (N.Y.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons United States--New York (State)--Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.) local, filename 23787.0001 64471412 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 d4be2b89dfc4054ec700b8ba4ac167aa ecu:digital_collections 3971 5410 RGB 212 mm 268 mm 20130404 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal local, filename 23787.0002 66230848 image/tiff 6.0 PRONOM PUID: fmt/10 little endian uncompressed MD5 8fd381257a60c66c03c7e66a2f11d2c3 ecu:digital_collections 4004 5512 RGB 268 mm 212 mm 20130404 Khazanie, Rita Epson Expression 10000XL Silverfast Ai v6.6.1r6 object plane in. 450 1 450 1 8 integer 3 internal