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Notes

[1]

Woodstock is about a half an hour's drive southwest of Winchester, Virginia.


[2]

March 28, 1862 is the last dated letter in this collection and is collocated with a letter from March 21, 1862.


[3]

The location of Winchester, Virginia is NAD 83 Northbounding +39.1857, Westbounding -078.1633.


[4]

See "Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 1862 July 31."


[5]

Written in 1798 by John Hopkinson and referenced as the first United States national anthem.


[6]

Written in 1762 by Charles Wesley, brother to John Wesley of the Methodist movement. The musical composition is attributed to Galway Boylston.


[7]

Perhaps an adaptation of "The Banks O' Doon," written by Robert Burns ca. 1792.


[8]

See Will Breden mentioned in "Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, 1862 February 2."


[9]

See George Moore mentioned in "Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 13 August 1862."


[10]

Translates as word for word and letter for letter.


[11]

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744). Translation of The Iliad, 1715.