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Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Near Chattahoochee, GA (reinforcements have arrived), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Sept. 7, 1864

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Open book Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Near Chattahoochee, GA (reinforcements have arrived), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Sept. 7, 1864

Title Letter, Mason, Otis, to Francema Mason, Near Chattahoochee, GA (reinforcements have arrived), Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence, Sept. 7, 1864

Date Sept. 7, 1864

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 Near Chattahoochee Sept. 7th. 1864 My Dear Wife It is a cloudy dismal morning and no excitment in Camp nor any late news and I feel rather lonsome. But it is my day to write to you So I will try to gather a few scatering thoughts and try to make them as interesting as posible. I am well and enjoy my self better than I did at the front doging bulets and laying in line of Battle Building Brest works and as yet I think there is a place I could enjoy my self a great deal better than here that at home with you and Burny. But surcumstances dont admit and there is no use of worying about it but trust the day is not far distant when we can enjoy each others Society. One year from tomorrow and our time is out if not before and that will be a

Archival Collection Title Francema Mason - Otis Mason correspondence

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Call Number Midwest MS Mason Box 1 Folder 19

BibID 991830148805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2105px × 3373px 20.35 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_019_01_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZZWY

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