Webster H. Abbott to Angelina F. Abbott, 16 December 1864
Camp Distribution
Near Alxendry Va
No Dec 16th/64
Dear Sister
It is with Pleatcher that I set down to Pen A few lines to you I receved your kind letter to day riting on the 11th And was glad to heer from you And heer that you was all well I am well at Present I got one from Dodo to day to I got one from Janey three Days Ago she sed she was well and I thot she was by the looks of her Litness I think Dont feeds her rather hy I wold like to hav been home to that shindig Prety mutch/
Wel Lina I shal bee home About the 27th of Janry I hope then we will hav A gay old time thare aint mutch to right About and my hand trembles so that I can hardly rite a lot I rote A leter to send to father and mother yestred and I will end it along in this
Wel Lina that is all for this
time so Good by
right soon
from your Brother
Webster Abbott
Lina
Abbott
Webster
Abbott
1922
DATABASE CONTENT
(1922) | DL0303.008 | 31 | Letters | 1864-12-16 |
Letter From Webster H. Abbott, 145th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Distribution, Near Alexandria, Virginia, December 16, 1864, to his sister Janie Abbott, Lottsville, Pennsylvania; Accompanied by Cover
Tags: Excitement, Homecoming, Mail, Photographs
People - Records: 2
- (1036) [writer] ~ Abbott, Webster H.
- (1040) [recipient] ~ Abbott, Angelina Fidelia
Places - Records: 2
- (53) [origination] ~ Alexandria, Virginia
- (956) [destination] ~ Freehold, Warren County, Pennsylvania
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SOURCES
Webster H. Abbott to Angelina F. Abbott, 16 December 1864, DL0303.008, Nau Collection