Scope and Contents A letter from James McFarland to his father Francis McFarland dated May 9, 1864. In the letter James McFarland writes that he has written to his father several times before and that he is safe. A letter to Francis McFarland dated May 15, 1864 from his son James McFarland while he was a prisoner at Fort Monroe. In the letter he mentions that he is to be transferred to Fort Delaware and gives a list of other Confederated soldiers imprisoned at Fort Monroe. A letter to James McFarland from a...