Newberry Library - Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (artist, Christmas, weather, California, sending supplies), Edgar McLean papers, Dec. 23-25, 1862

Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (artist, Christmas, weather, California, sending supplies), Edgar McLean papers, Dec. 23-25, 1862

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Open book Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (artist, Christmas, weather, California, sending supplies), Edgar McLean papers, Dec. 23-25, 1862

Title Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Kane, IL (artist, Christmas, weather, California, sending supplies), Edgar McLean papers, Dec. 23-25, 1862

Creator McLean, Edgar, -1920

Date Dec. 23-25, 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 Kanes Ills Dec 23r 1862 Dear Son Again i take my pen to try to write Something that will at least employ some of your leisure moments in reading it I sent you nine stamps last week I was up to Kane and got ten put mine Enside and one on the outside of the letter I reckon Littlefield the Artist has got back to Kane Esy Enslow told me they were going to move their car down into our neighborhood soon so there will be a chance to get likenesses here times are somewhat dull Dec 25th since writing the above we have passed through another Christmas and a very uncommon one almost as warm as summer and such a thunderstorm I have not seen for many a day it rained and blowed thundered and lightened Mac Eugean and myself were out in it comeing from Neivels I thought at one time we would not get home but we did the rain fell so fast the road was full of water like a heavy shower in summer it drove against us until it seemed as if it almost took our breath the wind was in the north which made it seem cold during the storm.I was up to Frosts last week they had just got a letter form John H he tells them such fine takes about California that they are almost in the notion of going there in the spring he wrote for Mary to come out in the spring if a train goes out and Henry Miner and wife goes

Archival Collection Title Edgar McLean papers

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Call Number Midwest MS McLean Box 1 Folder 26

BibID 991830468805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2762px × 3504px 27.72 MB

Filename 991830468805867_midwest_ms_mclean_box_01_fol_026_01_01.tif

Unique Identifier NL110048

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