Pollard, Margaret E.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Margaret E. Pollard Letters
Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-058
Scope and Contents
Twenty-two love letters from United States Navy Lieutenant James Madison Lockert to Margaret E. Pollard of Norfolk, Virginia, primarily during their courtship from 1839-1841 when he was aboard the USS Brandywine. Also included is Lockert's letter to Benjamin Pollard asking for Margaret's hand in marriage, a letter from Aunt Ellen, and two pages of verse mourning the death of Lockert in 1845. The collection also includes a cloth bookcover with printed...
Dates:
created: 1839-1841, 1845; Other: Majority of material found in 1840-1841; Other: Date acquired: 06/03/1980
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection