Center for History Education
Should the Colonists Have Revolted Against Great Britain?
Should the Americans have taken the plunge and revolted against Great Britain? Using documents, including the famed Common Sense and a Loyalist response, pupils conduct a lengthy investigation of the question. The interesting resource...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Letters From Thomas Jefferson
In this collection from the University of Virginia you can access a collection of letters written by Thomas Jefferson to his contemporaries.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: Letters and Dispatches of Horatio Nelson
A collection of writings by the famous British admiral who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The writings give valuable details about British naval tactics during the Napoleonic Wars.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: On the Edge of the Volcano
"I am writing this letter before my death," wrote a young Jewish girl in a letter to her sister and brother in 1942. These last letters from the Holocaust can only be described as heart-wrenching. Letters written to parents and loved...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer
A voice of dissent prior to the American Revolution, John Dickenson, a Philadelphia lawyer, was active in protesting British policies. His writings, entitled Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer, were published in newspapers in 1767 and 1768.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Sherman Wyre: 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co H, Writes Home
Letters written by Sherman Wyre, who served in Company H of the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, writes home to his parents with details of his well-being.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: 1st Sgt. William Curtis: 9th Mass Volunteer Infantry: Writes Home
Letter from Sgt. William Curtis to his wife describing his time in deployment during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Lt. c.s. Meaker: 1st Vermont: Writes Home From Camp Thomas
Letter written from Camp Thomas on the Civil War battlefield of Chickamauga by Lt. C.S. Meaker, of the 1st Vermont Volunteer Infantry. The letter was written after the surrender of Santiago on July 17, but prior the amristice between the...
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Blessed Bunnies: Theodore Roosevelt Writes Home to His Children
Letters from Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to his children who he affectionately called his "blessed bunnies". Roosevelt writes from Tampa Florida during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Captain Robert C. Van Vliet of the 10th U. S. Infantry: Writes Home
Spanish-American War era letter from Captain Robert C. Van Vliet to the wife of fellow officer, Eli Helmick, on the state of the troop after the battle at San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson: Writes Home From the Trenches
Spanish-American war time letter written by Private Baxter Kyle Adkisson about events prior to the attack at Santiago, Cuba.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: J. House Moore: Writes Home About: The Assault on El Caney
Letter sent home from J. House Moore during the Spanish-American War describes the assault on El Caney in Cuba, 1898.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Battleship Iowa: Bernard Keegan: Writes Home About Battle of Santiago
Letter from the Spanish-American War battleship IOWA crewmember, Bernard Keegan describes the action witnessed during the Battle of Santiago.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Albert Lynn of the Uss Marblehead: Writes Home
Letters from Albert C. Lynn of the MARBLEHEAD giving his account of what he saw and heard about the preparations for the sinking of the collier MERRIMAC at the entrance to Santiago harbor during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Morgan James Lewis Writes Home About Cruise to Cuba: Orizaba
Letter home written by Morgan James Lewis about his trip to Cuba aboard ORIZABA as part of General Shafter's Fifth Corps deployment during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Charles Reynolds: Writes of Life With the Cuban Occupation Forces
Letter written by Charles Reynolds describes his life as a member of a regiment serving in the occupation forces in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Captain John Travis: Writes Home of the Cuban Occupation
Letter written to his mother by John Worsham Travis, Captain of Company K of the 4th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry provides insight into the life of the occupation forces in Cuba.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: William Burdette Smith: 13th Minnesota: Writes Home From California
Letter describing William Burdette Smith's trip across the U.S. to San Francisco as a member of the 13th Minnesota Volunter Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Amaziah B Morrison of the Rough Riders Writes Home
Letter written by 40 year old Amaziah B. Morrison, enlistee of the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, "Rough Riders," while they were preparing to depart for the front during the Spanish-American War.the Rough Riders.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: David Leahy: 1st u.s. Volunteer Cavalry: Rough Riders: Writes Home
Letters from Spanish American War soldier, David Leahy, who was one of the "Rough Riders" of the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. Leahy describes his experience in the war including the Battle of San Juan Hill.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: William A. Reese Jr. Of the 11th U. S. Infantry Writes Home
Series of letters written home during the Spanish-American War by Willian A. Reese, Jr. of the 11th U.S. Infantry.
Patrick McSherry
Spanish American War Centennial: Burt O. Mullin: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Company C: Writes Home
Spanish-American War era letter written home to his family by Burt Mullin of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry with details of his experience during the first days of his deployment.
University of Maryland
Excerpts From Mary Shelley's Letters
Excerpts from four different letters written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Catharine Parr Traill
Excerpts of letters written by Catharine Parr Traill, which she collected and published, along with her journals, in The Backwoods of Canada (1836). In these excerpts, she writes about her arrival in Newfoundland and a journey to Quebec.
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