Washington DC - French

Washington, DC, branch corner card to Miss F. Olivia French in Rockport, IL, then forwarded to Canonsburg, PA, at a cost of 3 cents.


Usage Date: April 4, 1865 (Forwarded from Rockport, IL April 10, 1865)
Usage Location: Washington, DC

Recipient: F. Olivia French

F. Olivia French is shown on several census records in Canonsburg, PA.  It is unknown why this letter was originally sent to Rockport, IL.  She was born in 1843 and died in 1933.  They had three children.


Author: unknown

In 1865, F. Olivia French was still single.  She later married Rev. William A. Ferguson who may have served with the Christian Commission, however, this is not verified.

 

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