tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7937247341989246074..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Breakfast Links: Week of February 6, 2012Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12670755874923904622012-02-12T15:54:23.792-05:002012-02-12T15:54:23.792-05:00QNPoohBear - I'll gladly use any excuse to rep...QNPoohBear - I'll gladly use any excuse to reprint Sullivan Ballou's letter. It has to be one of the most eloquently heartbreaking letters of its kind, ever - though I would guess that there are likely many others, written during every kind of war, that are equally heart-felt and poignant, but never shared. <br /><br />As for standing up for little Rhody - I went to college there (Brown), and continued to live in Providence for several years after graduation because I just loved the place. I've also set a number of books in colonial Newport and Providence. Very under-rated state - or maybe that's an intentionally well-kept secret? :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-74634383524212986962012-02-12T15:37:08.036-05:002012-02-12T15:37:08.036-05:00Thanks for linking to the Sullivan Ballou letter. ...Thanks for linking to the Sullivan Ballou letter. (Yeah good publicity for our tiny little Rhode Island!) He's gotten a lot of press since his letter appeared on the Ken Burns series Civil War. Unfortunately none of the libraries here in RI know what happened to the original letter. I've heard them all say they have copies but the original may have been buried with Sarah. Sullivan Ballou was an extremely distant cousin of my mother's ancestors.QNPoohBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14941631487565237299noreply@blogger.com