William W. Harvey to Family, 26 September 1864
Camp in rear of fort Hell
Sept 26 1864
Friends at homb I now seat my self to answer your kind letter that I just got and was glad to hear from you we moved yestady we was the frunt lin of worcks but now ar laying to the rear a bout 1 mild and dont no how long we shall stop hear we was paid yestady and I am a going to send one hundrad dollars homb by express so you can go to the express offace and git it when it gits there I am a going to keep 15 dollars and when I want any I will send my health is good I dont do any thing now and dont no as I ever will be able to / a gain I cant wright any more now Benn send me som of my picturs 2 of each kind I am glad of that comb I can catch them now and will I got that shirt and shoes there is nothing more that I want now only only send me a sheat of paper in evry letter and envelop and when you direct a letter put on the hol naim Vermont no more this timb use this money for your own use
this from W W Harvey
Send the picturs
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DATABASE CONTENT
(14394) | DL1942.032 | X.1 | Letters | 1864-09-26 |
Tags: Clothing, Home, Money, Payment, Photographs, Supplies
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
- (1) [origination] ~ Petersburg, Virginia
- (1687) [destination] ~ St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
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SOURCES
William W. Harvey to Family, 26 September 1864, DL1942.032, Nau Collection