John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 1 July 1864
Camp Brigad Train
July 1st 1864
 
Dear Parents tis with plesher that I seat my self to pen afew lines to let you no that I am well and hope thes few lines will find you all the saime to Well it has ben some time sence I have had a letter from you but I think that there is some letters up to the Bregad but they air 15 moilds from me But we have goto moove to morow morning some 4 or 5 moilds nearer to them But I cant get up to them for one of my horses air up there and the other is so lame that she cant hardly stur so there I am in ahell of a fix
Well the Agjhurtant started for home yesterday morning so you will see him bfor he comes back /
 
And I woont right much
So no mor at
Good By for this
Time
J. W. Pitridge
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Letter from John W. Pitridge, 5th Vermont Infantry, to his parents, July 1, 1864, re: slow mail, on the march


Tags: Animals, Disability, Mail

People - Records: 3

  • (2182) [writer] ~ Pitridge, John W. ~ Phelps, John W.
  • (2183) [recipient] ~ Phelps, Jarvis
  • (2184) [recipient] ~ Phelps, Hannah ~ Pittsfield, Hannah ~ Reynolds, Hannah
SOURCES

John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 1 July 1864, DL1420, Nau Collection