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
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(1922)DL0303.00831Letters1864-12-16

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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Webster H. Abbott to Angelina F. Abbott, 16 December 1864, DL0303.008, Nau Collection