Mary Henry Diary, June 3, 1861
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Creator: Henry, Mary Anna 1834-1903
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Date: June 3, 1861
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3
Entry from the diary of Mary Henry, daughter of Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, describing the state of events of the country a brink of division. The entry discusses that the church is one of the only links left between the North and South and that fortifications and troops are growing on each side of the division.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 51, Folder: 3
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SIA2013-02725 and SIA2013-02726
Number of Images: 3 ; Color: Color ; Size: 7.9w x 10.2h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper