William W. Harvey to Family, 15 July 1864
Chester Hospital
 
July 15 1864
 
Friends at homb I hav just got back to the Hospital I was pretty tird after riding so long I hav got a pretty bad cold that I caught on the cars coming from St Johnsbury to Northampton I got to sleep on the cars and when I waked up I swett prett bad and so I went out on the plat form and the wind blowed so that I caught cold I hav not much to wright for news so I wont wright any more this timb so / by this from Wm W Harvey
 
1st Mass H A
Chester Hospital
Pensylvania
 
                        I am tired
                        I dont no when I shall git
                        paid soon I hop when I do
                        I shall send it homb
 
                        Ben send me 2 of my
                        picturs one with the head
                        and one standing up
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(14388)DL1942.026X.1Letters1864-07-15

Tags: Fatigue/Tiredness, Hospitals, Illnesses, News, Payment, Photographs, Railroads

People - Records: 6

  • (5101) [writer] ~ Harvey, William Wallace
  • (5103) [recipient] ~ Harvey, Orange
  • (5104) [recipient] ~ Harvey, Martha ~ Carr, Martha
  • (5105) [recipient] ~ Harvey, Benjamin Carr
  • (5106) [recipient] ~ Harvey, Martha Jane ~ Whitney, Martha Jane
  • (5107) [recipient] ~ Harvey, Mary H. ~ Buckminster, Mary H. ~ Hanno, Mary H.

Places - Records: 2

  • (746) [origination] ~ Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
  • (1687) [destination] ~ St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont

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William W. Harvey to Family, 15 July 1864, DL1942.026, Nau Collection