George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 31 July 1864
                                                July the 31st 1864.
                                                                                    Camp Convaleson Alexander Va.
                                                                                                                                
                                                Dear Parents               I seet my…know how I am…
 
                                    [first page entirely faded but for an occasional word]
 
Boys has drawed there guns and Equipments and they are formed in Companies and regments and the officers that was at the Hospitals is in Command of them Well the wether is very warm here now I receve ed a letter from Jesse Carter dated the 21 of July and he said that there was only 9 or 10 of the Company left and our Captain was a Commanding the regment I sent a letter to Harriett while I was at york and sent 10 dollars in to you from your Obedient sun                               George. W. Carter
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(2695)DL0530.02246Letters1864-07-31

Letter From George W. Carter, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Convelescent, Virginia, July 31, 1864, to His Parents


Tags: Guns, Hospitals, Money, Weather

People - Records: 3

  • (1287) [writer] ~ Carter, George W.
  • (1288) [recipient] ~ Carter, Grayson
  • (1289) [recipient] ~ Carter, Cassandra ~ Smith, Cassandra

Places - Records: 2

  • (120) [origination] ~ Virginia
  • (1130) [destination] ~ Millsboro, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 31 July 1864, DL0530.022, Nau Collection