Silas C. Doolittle to Phebe Doolittle, 24 April 1864
Letter dated 24 April 1864, from Silas Doolittle, 75th New York State Volunteer Infantry
 
                                                            Camp Grant, Va.         Apr 24th, 1864
 
Dear Mother,
I received Your letter last night & also one from Coleman & you can guess I had a rejoicing over them. Coleman is usually well & is in the same place. the weather is fine & to day is very warm. peach & Apple trees are in full Blossom.
 
I guess our Regt. will be Infantry if they can force us into it this week. but they cannot make me take a gun & they say the Buglers & Blacksmiths, Saddlers & Harriers will have to be Discharged.
 
I wrote Phebe Ann a letter yesterday. She will probably get it to Morrow night. it only takes 2 days for a letter to come & so we must keep writing. this is the 6th letter I have written home since I came away, & 2 to Coleman. I must write to Alice & to Hannah.
 
The $10 you sent me will come very good for tobacco & will do me till pay day, which I hope will be in the course of a Month.
 
Mother, how do you think it would do to buy a Cow & a pig or two, or would they be more trouble than they would be worth?
 
I think it would be best if You could do it without much trouble, to get most of the money changed into greenbacks even if you had to give a small Discount. perhaps Mr. Cook or Smith would do it for You.
 
how do you get along for wood? I suppose you have to split it. I should think you had better get a quantity of it at a time & then hire a man to split it. I am afraid you will make yourself sick working in the garden.
 
I am sitting here in my tent in my shirt sleeves & sweat all over. Jack Grant sets one side writing a letter & Clark Grant lies the other asleep. Jack says tell you he is as wet as a dish cloth & cant hardly write.
 
I have written all the news & guess I will close. give my love to Uncle Coleman & tell him I will write as soon as I can.
 
                                                                                    From Your Affectionate Son
 
                                                                                                Silas Doolittle
 
P.S. I am going to write to Phebe Ann or Sarah Monday or Tuesday.
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(2513)DL0525.00244Letters1864-04-24

Letter From Silas Doolittle, 75th New York Infantry, Camp Grant, Virginia, April 24, 1864, to His Mother


Tags: Business, Clothing, Money, Nature, Weather

People - Records: 2

  • (1033) [writer] ~ Doolittle, Silas C.
  • (1035) [recipient] ~ Doolittle, Phebe ~ Worth, Phebe

Places - Records: 1

  • (42) [origination] ~ Richmond, Virginia

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Silas C. Doolittle to Phebe Doolittle, 24 April 1864, DL0525.002, Nau Collection