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Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Wauhatchie Valley, TN (expected scout mission), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, May 1, 1864

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Open book Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Wauhatchie Valley, TN (expected scout mission), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, May 1, 1864

Title Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Wauhatchie Valley, TN (expected scout mission), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, May 1, 1864

Date May 1, 1864

Language English

Subjects Husband and wife, Soldiers, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Nineteen letters from Otis Mason, a sergeant in the Civil War to his Illinois wife, Francema Otis. Twelve letters from various friends and family, and a wedding invitation are also included.

User-Contributed Transcription Wauhatchie May 1st 1864Dear Wife
I will try to write you a few lines which leave me in good health. but not very good Spirits for the reson I get no mail at all and I don't know what to do [[?]] thing has to bee don up with. So much read Tape that our mail arangements has most gen up and I feel a great anxiety to hear from you. thair is a report that we leave hear tomorrow I think it is prety Serton wee will leave in a few days but what way our destination will bee I am unable to Say but I think towards the front I presume if we do leave our chance for geting & Sending Mail will be rather Slim But I will try to
[cross written]:
Another mail has has just come but none for [[Otis?]]. I could cry if it would do any good The Pay master was to bee hear this week to Pay us four months so wee will mis that I would like to get some and send you some. Oat
three Deserted from our Regt last week from [[camps?]] [[?]] I guess they went to Dix[[?]] How is Burnside can hee talk yet is hee [[cross?]] us his D[[?]] we were this time I wish you Plessant Dreams Bee a good girl
Oat

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence

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Call Number Midwest MS Mason Box 1 Folder 16

BibID 991830148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2143px × 3405px 20.92 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_016_01_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZZVZ

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