Henry & Nellie Mighels Correspondence, 1863-66 -- Completed

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Henry & Nellie Mighels Correspondence, 1863-66 -- Completed
Henry (Harry) and Nellie Mighels were prominent Nineteenth-century Nevadans. They both grew up in Maine, where they fell in love when she was sixteen and he was twenty-nine. They carried on a long courtship through letters after Harry left for the Civil War in 1863. After being injured in 1865, he left the battle front for the new state of Nevada to edit the Nevada Daily Appeal in Carson City. Their correspondence ended in 1866 when Nellie came west and they were married, but this collection includes an additional three dozen letters from relatives they left behind in Maine. Harry and Nellie lived in Carson City for the rest of their lives, running a newspaper and raising four children. After Harry died in 1879, Nellie became the publisher of the Appeal. She hired Sam Davis as the editor, and later married him. Nellie had two more children with Sam, managed their ranch, and stayed active in the newspaper business and civic activities. She died at the age of 101 in 1945. These love letters between Harry and Nellie before their marriage document a civil war-era romance and the very early days of Nevada. Please contact Special Collections if you are interested in transcribing these letters or editing pages that were transcribed earlier.

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21. Nellie's Letters, April 1 - 8, 1866

21. Nellie's Letters, April 1 - 8, 1866

Two letters to Harry in Carson City from Nellie in Maine on April 1st and April 8th, 1866.

20 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
22. Harry's Letters, April 22 - May, 1866

22. Harry's Letters, April 22 - May, 1866

Five letters to Nellie in Maine from Harry in Carson City, April 22 - May, 1866.

37 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
23. Nellie's Letters, April 16 - May 1866

23. Nellie's Letters, April 16 - May 1866

Seven letters to Harry in Carson City from Nellie in Maine in April and May, 1866,

51 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
24. Harry's Letters, June 1866

24. Harry's Letters, June 1866

The last letters to Nellie in Maine before her departure for California from Harry, June 1866.

18 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
25. Nellie's Letters, June - July 14, 1866

25. Nellie's Letters, June - July 14, 1866

Five letters to Harry in Carson City from Nellie in Maine, June 7 - July 14, 1866.

39 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
26. Relatives' Letters: January - July, 1866

26. Relatives' Letters: January - July, 1866

Six letters to Nellie from her friends and relatives as she leaves her home in Maine for marriage in Nevada in 1866. Letters from Wash, Eliza Newhall, Lu, and Mollie.

41 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
27. Relatives' Letters:  July 31 - August 18, 1866

27. Relatives' Letters: July 31 - August 18, 1866

Eight letters to Nellie in Carson City from relatives of Nellie and Harry. Letters from Addison, Mollie, Wash, Hattie, Byron, Mollie and Lu.

39 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
28. Relatives' Letters: August 19 - September 10, 1866

28. Relatives' Letters: August 19 - September 10, 1866

Six letters to Nellie in Carson City from her brothers and Harry's cousins in August and September, 1866. Letters from Byron, Addison, Lu and Mollie.

41 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
29. Relatives' Letters: September 16 - October 12, 1866

29. Relatives' Letters: September 16 - October 12, 1866

Eight letters to Nellie and Harry in Carson City from friends and relatives in Maine, Connecticut and Wisconsin in October, 1865 and September and October, 1866. Letters from "Ardis," Hattie, Byron, Lu, Addison, "Philip," and Addison.

39 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
30. Relatives' Letters: October, 1866 and 1863-1865

30. Relatives' Letters: October, 1866 and 1863-1865

Seven letters to Harry and Nellie in Carson City in October, 1866 and letters to Nellie in Maine from her brother Wash during his Civil War deployment in 1864 and 1865, and from her new sister-in-law Hattie in December, 1865.

32 pages: 100% complete (100% transcribed)
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