Benjamin W. Wilber to Chauncey (?), 6 March 1863
Helena March 6th 1863
 
Well Chank I must a few lines more to night I am well but am very tired I have been building me a shanty to live in we have not got it finished yet have not got it chinked yet nor our fire place built it is about eight by six / and about six feet high for 4 of us to live in when we get it completed it will be a nice thing I reckon we are enjoying ourselves to night we have got a bayonet stuck in the ground and a candle stuck in it and writeing on our nees I wish you could just peek in about now I think we will move in a few days good bye Ben
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(5320)DL0882.00361Letters1863-03-06

Tags: Camp/Lodging, Engineering/Construction

People - Records: 2

  • (1440) [writer] ~ Wilber, Benjamin W.
  • (1444) [recipient] ~ (?), Chauncey

Places - Records: 1

  • (742) [origination] ~ Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas

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Benjamin W. Wilber to Chauncey (?), 6 March 1863, DL0882.003, Nau Collection