Scope and Contents A letter to Francis McFarland from his wife Mary McFarland dated December 9, 1861. Along with this letter in the same envelope were found two other letters: one to Francis McFarland’s wife, Mary McFarland dated December 9, 1861 and the other letter from F.W. McFarland to his father Francis McFarland dated December 10, 1861. These two aforementioned letters appear on the same sheet of paper. A letter from General Robert Patterson to his cousin Robert Patterson McFarland dated January 28,...