University of Nevada: Captain Henry Sends His Love - Crowdsourcing the Transcription of Henry & Nellie Mighels' Correspondence
February 09, 2021
February 09, 2021
RENO, Nevada, Feb. 9 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2021:
Miss Nellie Verrill was a mere sixteen years old when she and fellow Maine, New Hampshire native Henry Mighel fell in love. When Henry, whom Nellie affectionately called Harry, left in 1863 to fight in the Civil War, the two carried on a long courtship, corresponding until 1866. These letters are the subject of the University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives Henry & N . . .
Miss Nellie Verrill was a mere sixteen years old when she and fellow Maine, New Hampshire native Henry Mighel fell in love. When Henry, whom Nellie affectionately called Harry, left in 1863 to fight in the Civil War, the two carried on a long courtship, corresponding until 1866. These letters are the subject of the University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives Henry & N . . .