Sarah W. Quimby to Charles Quimby, 18 December 186X
Concord Dec the 18th
Dear and beloved Child
it is with pleasure and satisfaction
that I take this opportunity to
answer yours of the 10. we were glad to
hear that you was well and I do this.
that I was thankfull to hear that
you had got your gloves how pleased
your Father was. yes we were all glad
because we all thought you would be
more comfortable. do not thank me
my Dear Charles for I am the one
to be thankfull that I can do som
little thing for you. I thank you for
manafesting so much anxity about
me when I was sick. they were all
good to me. Your Father was very
kind to me. and he is now he will
not let me draw a pail of water when
he is home. their was four or five
weeks that I could not draw one
I am all alone to Night your Father
is up to Arther Monses he went
up last Sunday George and Hi have
gon to texis to a . Georgesaid when
he went he pitied me but when I am
writing to you and looking of your preci
ousletters I am not very lonsom
Clief was up har to day to see if we had
hard if Hose had got his gloves for she
had got another pair niting and was
afraid they would not be don to go
in the box whilst I am I am a writing I
supose Alis Stot is packing the
box to go to you poor boys I wish I
was over their to help her but I
have not walked so far since last
August and ther is neither sleighing
nor sleding so I must stay at home
I have not been away from home but
three times this fall once to Lutheras
once to Mr Parkers and once I walked
down to Mr Pages I should heardley
dare to tell you if you was hear now
that I could walk to the corner as
quick as you could but perhapes I shall
gain it after a while. I have made the
pair of shirts one pair of pants one for Fath
one pair for HHi one vest for Geo lik
the one I made for you last fall I wish
you was hear to wear it. I have got tow pair
of pants yet to make I am kniting a pair of
drawers for your Father. guess you do not ware
your legins this winter. little did I
think last winter that you would
now be in the armey. well for us that
we know not the future. Surle suffice
unto the day is the evil theiroff.
Well George sayes he wants to enlist
we tell him no. no. you shall not
sometimes he tryes to bye his time
but Pa tells him Charles worked
till he was one and twenty and he shall
not sell him his time I hope he will
not say any more about it. I quess we
are having a good schoolthis winter
I liked to hav forgotten to tell you that
Daniel Cheney was hear yesterday
but your Father was gone so he onley
stayed to get som diner and gate
his horses he enquired about
you and wanted to see som of your
letters he said they had a good visit last
winter when you was up their he said
their had quite a number enlisted up
their Wesley King is the enlisting
officer well I guess I will close for to
Night I want to hear how they
make out packing for I guess they cannot
get all the stuff in the box. The goos
is not stuffed they thought it
would not keep so well their is one
spool of thread a ball of yearn like
your gloves one read handkierchief
tow mince pies tow cakes of butter
one half pound of tea and a little
sugar to sweeten your tea a cap that
that Sluthers sent to you.
well Charles I must stop for this
time and will wish you good mo
rning Write soon from your Mother
to her son
DATABASE CONTENT
| (941) | DL0150-A.007 | 3 | Letters | 186X-12-18 |
Letter from Sarah W. Quimby, Concord, Vermont, December 18, to Her Son Private Charles Quimby, 3rd Vermont Infantry; Accompanied by cover
Tags: Animals, Clothing, Enlistment, Food, Illnesses, School/Education
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 1
- (57) [origination] ~ Concord, Essex County, Vermont
SOURCES
Sarah W. Quimby to Charles Quimby, 18 December 186?, DL0150-A.007, Nau Collection.
