Newberry Library - Mason, Otis, Francema Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Mason, Otis, Francema Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

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Open book Mason, Otis, Francema Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Title Mason, Otis, Francema Mason correspondence, Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Date Dec. 15, 16, 17, 1862

Place Kentucky--Mitchellville

Language English

Subjects Husband and wife, Soldiers, United States, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Description Letter contains: weather, food, health, camp life.

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription the Weather is more plesant today But very [Winde?] and a Little Cooler I Will Bid you Good By againe for the present. Wednesday Dec 17thMy Dear Fanny we are expecting the Mail in a few minuts and I Shall expect a Letter from you Shure Well Franny I have just Bin Out for about an hour it made me a little tiard But on the wholl I think it done mee good I feel prety Smart this Eavning I think I Shall Soon Bee able to do justice to my Nation it is a very plesant day But cool perhaps it will Bee warm in a few days I told [illegible] that I wouls Like to Buy a Little Butter to eat while I was Sick hee wouldent Sell mee any But Sayd I was welcom to what I wanted But I have partook too or three times When hee asked me But I came to the conclusion I wasnt very welcom So I dont press the [matte?] see Sits down and Seldom asks me if I would like some [illegible] is a choir Boy But his Soul is to Small to lett him Bee honest you needent tell any Body What I write I Blow him up Constinly I Supose the reson hee dont Like mee any Better I can Ben get along prety well hee was a friend in my Sickness

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 3231px × 4141px 38.32 MB

Filename 991830148805867_midwest_ms_mason_box_01_fl_007_01_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL1Z3VJ

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