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Letter. H[enry] J. Gifford, camp near White Oak Church, Virginia, to "my mythical friend Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York
Part of: Sarah Stilson Correspondence
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Though there is some mention of the battle of Fredericksburg, most of the letter is given over to an extended self-description by Gifford for Stilson: his appearance, education, "qualities of heart," religious beliefs, and so on.
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![Letter. [Oliver] Waldo [West], Suffolk, Virginia, to "Mon amie of the Empire State" [Sarah Stilson], Rochester, New York](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-11.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. [Oliver Waldo West], near Suffolk, Virginia, to [Sarah Stilson], Rochester, New York](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-12.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letters. "Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Rochester and Lima, New York, to "Capt. H" [Henry J. Gifford]](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-13.ab.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. "Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "My patriotic soldier friend" [Oliver Waldo West], Suffolk, Virginia](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-15.ab.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. "Quad" [Oliver Waldo West], Fort Nansemond, near Suffolk, Virginia, to [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-16.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)
![Letter. "Lyra" [Sarah Stilson], Lima, New York, to "Friend [Oliver Waldo] West", Suffolk, Virginia](https://iiif-image.library.nd.edu/iiif/2/RareBooks%2Fcollections%2Fead_xml%2Fimages%2FMSN-CW_5061%2FMSN-CW_5061-17.a.150/full/!300,300/0/default.webp)