Harriet Louise Norton [Letter, 1861]
Descriptive Object
Identifier:
OBJ.N.1982.1
Description
Envelope with letter dated May 9, 1861 from Harriet Louise Norton (1842-1870), married to George Norton since March 1861, in Old Town to her step-mother Francis Huse in Portland. Mostly about George having enlisted, her illnesses and her getting used to the plank sidewalks. Both letter and envelope sport the American flag.