Monthly Archives: November 2012
African American Photographed in Parsons Kansas
Jesse Darlington jr
124th regiment Pensylvania Volunteers
Company D recruited in Delaware
Written on the back/top of this cards is “Jesse Darlington for Karl”
CDV by OH Willard
1628 market Street
no.1069 Phila
Along with this CDV Are two letters written to a Walker Y Wells who also served In the 124th
Letter 1 is dated 1862 and and the 2nd 1863
I recieved a trash bag of Darlington Family paper work from a young woman who had gotten into the business of buying and selling the contents of storage lockers.
A few CDVs ,1 tintype and 1 cabinet card along with paper work dating from the late 1700s through the 1800s filled the bottom of the bag.The collection now rest in a shoe box.