Newberry Library - Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (neighbors, illness, thoughts on the war, McClellan), Edgar McLean papers, Nov. 13, 1862

Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (neighbors, illness, thoughts on the war, McClellan), Edgar McLean papers, Nov. 13, 1862

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Open book Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (neighbors, illness, thoughts on the war, McClellan), Edgar McLean papers, Nov. 13, 1862

Title Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (neighbors, illness, thoughts on the war, McClellan), Edgar McLean papers, Nov. 13, 1862

Creator McLean, Edgar, -1920

Date Nov. 13, 1862

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Clairvoyants, Parent and adult child, Soldiers, United States

Description Correspondence, writings, and official military documents of 1st Lieutenant Edgar McLean. McLean fought for the Union in the Civil War with the 122nd Illinois Regiment, and then became a Lieutenant in the 110th U.S. Colored Infantry. Most correspondence was written by Edgar McLean’s mother and other relatives to him during his service.

User-Contributed Transcription Kane Nov 13th 1862 Dear Son yours of the 5th was duly received and we were glad to hear that you was in pretty good health and spirits we are all well at least I am in hopes so I am writing at D Popes Mary F has a fine daugher 4 days old I have been staying here since monday they are getting along quite well Fanny will write but I cant tell when soon though I expect they are having a tall time in Kane to night a dance at Hudsons and a shiveree Pinkney Gilbert and Mollie Davis are Married and just returned from Staunton on a bridal tour they are all well at Frosts except Theo she is quite sick they are over head and ears in buisness threshing I wrote to you last week in which I told you how often I had written and expressed my surprise to your thinking I could neglect to write I did not see James Lovelace

Archival Collection Title Edgar McLean papers

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Call Number Midwest MS McLean Box 1 Folder 24

BibID 991830468805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1780px × 2859px 14.59 MB

Filename 991830468805867_midwest_ms_mclean_box_01_fol_024_01_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL110041

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