George W. Carter to Grayson Carter and Cassandra Carter, 6 November 1863
                                                            November the 6.63.
                                                        Camp 140 regment. Va.
 
                                                                                                            Dear Parents I seat my self to scribble you a few lines to Let you know that I am well at present and the rest of the boys is the same and mother I receeveed your Likeness and was very glad to see it I think it is a very naturel one and I would Like to keepe it but I halve no plase to carry such things and so I will send it back If I carry them in my pockets they get wet with sweet and spoil them and there is no use of spoiling any thing that well mother we halve a very windy plase here we are on a point where / The wind has a fair swath I is more Like huntting chestnuts a laying a round here There is nothing of any im portance to right a bout this time I will try to right more the next time from                George. W. Carter
            Casander Carter
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(2750)DL0530.07746Letters1863-11-06

Letter From George W. Carter, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, Camp 140 Regiment, Virginia, November 6, 1863, to His Parents; Accompanied by Cover Addressed to Casander Carter, Millsboro, Pennsylvania


Tags: Mail, Nature, Photographs, 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, 6 November 1863, DL0530.077, Nau Collection