George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 22 April 1863
                                                                                                            Aprile the 22/63
                                                                                                Camp Near Falmouth Via
 
                                                                                                            Dear Mother
I receaveed your kind wellcome on the 21 and was glad to here from you and to here that you was all well it found us all well I am as well as ever i dont know how the report got home that i was doun with the feaver and Thomas we got that in a letter I wasent very for some two weeks but I am well now we was payed off yesterday we got 26 00 dolar and i will send $10 dollars in this letter and will send some in the next one it rained nearly all day yesterday and is the heir is cooll to day            turn over /
 
you said that Letter was good enough to publish in the Clipper but it was not well enough ritten nor some of the words is not speled right and i dont want you to put it in for there is plenty of room for improvement in it i halve not much to rite this time soiwill close by saying i still remain your sun George. W. Carter
 
                                    to his mother Casander
                                                            Carter
                                                Sooks Briggade
                                    Han Cox division
                                    Couches army Corps
                        Hooker Commander in Chief
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(2726)DL0530.05346Letters1863-04-22

Letter From George W. Carter, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp Near Falmouth, Virginia, April 22, 1863, to His Mother Casander Carter, Millsboro, Pennsylvania; Accompanied by Cover


Tags: Illnesses, Joseph Hooker, Mail, Money, Newspapers, Payment, Weather

People - Records: 2

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

Places - Records: 2

  • (97) [origination] ~ Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia
  • (1130) [destination] ~ Millsboro, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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George W. Carter to Cassandra Carter, 22 April 1863, DL0530.053, Nau Collection