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to Miss Catherine (Kitty)
17 July 1864
Morse, Justus, fl. 1861-1864
He tells her she is welcome to have his money as long as he has any. He heard an acquaintance of his died.
GLC02170.51
to Miss (Kitty)
18 August 1864
He writes that if it had been his fate to fall on the battlefield he would have been ready to die. But her letters always kept him going and made him stronger. He told his father he wants him to put in some wheat.
GLC02170.55
24 August 1864
He looks forward to the future when she will be his companion but they must endure some hard times first.He was ainvited to a party he did not attend and he was glad because it turned out to be a dance.
GLC02170.57
to Respected Miss ( Kitty)
February 22, 1862
He has been marching and going back and forth in a boat. They were supposed to help take Fort Donaldon, but the other men took it before they got there. Theya re near Columbus but they won't go there because the Rebels have already evacuated there.
GLC02170.02
to Respected Miss (Kitty)
22 March 1862
She worries that because she has not heard from him in a while he might be lying dead in the battlefield. He tells her not to entertain such silly thoughts. He thinks he might be home in a few months time.
GLC02170.04
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