This envelope contains a copy made by father of a letter that I had written for me to get word home that I was sick in Philadelphia and unable to travel as I started out to do, going home to vote in Nov 1864

My mother wrote for me.

 

Sick in Philadelphia

 

(Pneumonia or Gangreme. He had both following wound in foot)

 

Nov. 1864

 

 

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No. 234 S. 8^th St. Phila. Pa.

Wednesday Nov. 8^th 1864

 

Dear Mother, I am here at this place sick but among friends. I am stopping with a lady, the wife of a Physician by the name of J. H. Bushnell. I could not travel on the cars I found and so I had to wait awhile. I would have telegraphed for you had there been any chance to get the despatch off promptly. I send this to Capt. W. H. Ellis to have him take it at once to you.

 

I am very weak I assure you

                                   

Dear Mother Good Bye

Chas. A. Gillet

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