Newberry Library - Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Staunton, IL (illness of grandfather, inability to visit, medicine, letters, work),..., Edgar McLean papers, Mar. 31,1861

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Open book Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Staunton, IL (illness of grandfather, inability to visit, medicine, letters, work),..., Edgar McLean papers, Mar. 31,1861

Title Letter, McLean, Sarah to Edgar McLean, Staunton, IL (illness of grandfather, inability to visit, medicine, letters, work),..., Edgar McLean papers, Mar. 31,1861

Creator McLean, Edgar, -1920

Date Mar. 31,1861

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 all right that is one package containing four papers Dr Olive has commenced treating Eugena for fits but it is not time to percive the effect yet write right away on receiving this and tell me how your breaking out is if the prescription has done you any good I have been looking for a letter as I thought you would write as soon as you got to Verdon I write now suposing you will get it at Verdon I received the letter you wrote to me after you returned from here and answered it but have heard nothing since I received a letter from Mrs R Frost but it was written the same day that yours was so it conveyed no latter intelligence than yours I also received three papers from her our work or at least Pas seemed crowding upon him faster and faster he gets more than he can do and he thinks if you was here you could soon get so you could earn double what you are getting there as I have prolonged my letter much beyond what I expected I will now conclude by sending our love to you your affectionate Mother SF McLean Edgar McLean PS when I turned and commenced writing on the other side I did not think I would use all the paper I forgot to tell you we were as well as common

Archival Collection Title Edgar McLean papers

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Call Number Midwest MS McLean Box 1 Folder 16

BibID 991830468805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2869px × 3516px 28.90 MB

Filename 991830468805867_midwest_ms_mclean_box_01_fol_016_01_02.tif

Unique Identifier NL11002P

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