This is a letter written on 1864-01-22 by a soldier named Elbridge G. Pond, to Mr. Charles Squire in Monson, Mass. Elbridge G. Pond was in Morehead City, North Carolina.

It was labelled in the collection,; “Writes of Soldier’s Game - Putting a "Nigger” in Blanket and Throwing Him Up in the Air"

Sourced from: Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection, #4681. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.