Newberry Library - Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Mitchellville, KY (weather, food, health, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Mitchellville, KY (weather, food, health, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

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Open book Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Mitchellville, KY (weather, food, health, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Title Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Mitchellville, KY (weather, food, health, camp life), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Date Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

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 Dec. 15th 1862My Dear Fanny as the happiest moments I See in [Dixie?] is when I Recieve a letter from you or Sit down to pen My thoughts to my Dear Wif I will comence one today and finish at leasure when I get News or notion I wrote to you yesterday I felt prety Smart yesterday Morning took a good Wash and put on clean Cloathes and Slicked up prety well went to church But Began to get Tierd went to my Tent Wrote you a Long letter and Began to feel prety tierd So I wasant quite So well this Morning But this after Noon I feel prety Smart But it is rather Disagreable Weather it is Raining and the Wind Blowing it has Bin very warm for a few days But I think wee are going to have a coald Snap But Wee have a good Stove in Our Tent and can keep prety comfortable and [thair?] an Oven in Our Stove So wee can Bake Corn Bread and Potatos when wee can get them Wee have [drew?] Potatos Once Sence wee left [Pontiaic?] and God Only knows when wee get any more Wee have A [Compine?] of [Cavelry?] atatched to Hour Reg now to Do Scouting But the [Excitment?] of Beeing Atached as prety much Subsided I understand that wee

Archival Collection Title Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence

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Call Number Midwest MS Mason Box 1 Folder 7

BibID 991830148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3338px × 4105px 39.24 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_007_01_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3VH

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