- GLC#
- GLC03523.10.138-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 17 October 1864
- Author/Creator
- Maitland, William G., 1846-?
- Title
- Joseph M. Maitland
- Place Written
- Salem, Ohio
- Pagination
- 2 p. : envelope Height: 24.6 cm, Width: 19.4 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Addresses letter "My Dear Bro." Says he is sending him a box with ten dollars, a hat, a pair of cuff gloves, a necktie, three pairs of socks and two shirts. Reports he is done seeding except for the potato patch. Mentions he will use a steam thresher. Discusses the upcoming presidential election and writes "...you and I had better mutually agree to disagree..." Proclaims his loyal support "for the loyal patriot George B. McClellan." Envelope includes a three cent stamp and writing on the back.
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