Newberry Library - Letter, Colby, Carlos to Caty, Camp Butler, IL (camp life, Caty learning to write), Carlos W. Colby Carlos Colby, Sept. 1862

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Open book Carlos Colby letter to Caty, Camp Butler, IL (camp life, Caty learning to write), Sept. 1862

Title Letter, Colby, Carlos to Caty, Camp Butler, IL (camp life, Caty learning to write), Carlos W. Colby Carlos Colby, Sept. 1862

Date Sept. 1862

Place Illinois--Camp Butler

Language English

Subjects American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865), Brothers and sisters, Civil-military relations, Military, Parent and adult child, Soldiers, Soldiers' writings, American

Description Primarily correspondence (129 letters) of Illinois farmer and Civil War soldier Carlos W. Colby, written between 1862 and 1865, to his sisters, brother, brother-in-law, and niece, plus a dozen Civil War letters written by Colby’s future brother-in-law James Rowe. Also includes Colby’s reminiscences of his boyhood and his service in the 97th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, some family correspondence, genealogical material and a few photos.

User-Contributed Transcription Dear Caty, I received your letter to day. I am glad you are learning to [write?] hope you will learn so you can write to me your self after a while. You must have been very much afraid Davy Brown would get hurt when the mules ran away with him. There is a little boy about your sise lives in a tent with his Father & Mother, he is nice boy the men give him cakes and candy as much as he can eat. You must write me again and tell me all about Dan Rice you Colt Calf Kittens and everything you can think of. I would like to come home and see you but can not.

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Archival Collection Title Carlos W. Colby papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Colby Box 1 Folder 7

BibID 991758318805867

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3229px × 5038px 46.57 MB

Filename 991758318805867_midwest_ms_colby_box_001_fl_0007_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3BU

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