Thomas J. Merrill to William W. Root, 5 November 1862
november 5 1862
friend wiliam I now take a nopertuty to rite to you I got your leter Some days a go I was glad to hear from you it found me ruged I should of rote before if I had stamps but we are out of mony & stamps & I hate to get one franked but I shal half to this time I guess they have discharge a bout 20 lately & they has 50 inlisted in the reglar servis I dont think that I will go yet I want to see this game out first ed hocum tride to get his discharge he says his side is lame these men is now recrutes all but 2 that discharged /
I would like to be to home to be this winter with you we would have lots of sport I guess they are a fiting every day now burnside & Segul nocks the rebs every time. its very plesent here warm days & frosty nites no snow yet I am on gard every other day. We expect to get our pay in a few days
pleas give
my best respects
to the other boys
this to
wiliam root
From T J Merrell
Co C 29 reg ovi /
fredric City
md
& edwerd if you think of inlisting you had beter stay to home for its hard bisnis to be a Solger I herd you was going to inlis take my advice this time pleas write to me & let me know how war maters stand with you
T J Merrell /
[sideways]
tell clarence that levitt has gone home & that Shootin irn will be to old morgans in 2 weeks from now
DATABASE CONTENT
| (7130) | DL0961.002 | 70 | Letters | 1862-11-05 |
Tags: Ambrose Burnside, Enlistment, Mail, Money, Payment, Victory, Weather
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (88) [origination] ~ Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
SOURCES
Thomas J. Merrill to William W. Root, 5 November 1862, DL0961.002, Nau Collection
