Amos F. Garrison II to Harriet F. Kirby, 25 July 1864
                           Fort Craig. N.M. July 25th 1864
 
Dear Sister
                        Yours 28” ult. received
by this mail, glad to hear you rec’d
photographs all right.    I am getting
old and bald headed as you perceive.
Gus is not here    will be in ten days
I expect.    as for running horses I am
not quite a horse jockey yet, although
very fond of horses.    they may proba-
bly run and that pretty hard if
the Indians ever get after me.    give
me a good horse, six shooter and rifle
& I can get along in this country.    we
have a very large stock of goods now
and they advancing and that very
fast, if possible I want to make
enough this year to come home next
and see you all once more.    I en-
close herewith a scrap from one of our
papers which speaks for itself in
regard to Uncle Amos who has been
relieved principally because he is too
honest for on Dept. Commander-
Everything is well, very busy just
received nine wagons of goods
Excuse haste,    love to all
                 Yours Respy& Brother
                          A.F.Garrison
 
Write soon    I may write more
if I get time                    
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Letter from Captain Amos F. Garrison, United States Volunteers Commissary Department, Fort Craig, New Mexico, July 25, 1864, to his sister Mrs. H. F. Kirby, Salem, New Jersey


Tags: Guns, Native Americans

People - Records: 2

  • (368) [writer] ~ Garrison, Amos Fithian II
  • (370) [recipient] ~ Kirby, Harriet Fithian ~ Garrison, Harriet Fithian

Places - Records: 2

  • (185) [origination] ~ Fort Craig, Socorro County, New Mexico
  • (221) [destination] ~ Salem, Salem County, New Jersey

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Amos F. Garrison II to Harriet F. Kirby, 25 July 1864, DL0068.028