Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04558.098 Author/Creator: Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 Place Written: Gettys Point, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 June 1863 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Asks her to write and apologizes for brevity; discusses preparations for a dance and picnic, including ladies from Norfolk whom he hopes will be respectable. Claims that "over five hundred" women in Norfolk are "registered as professionally bad" (i.e., prostitutes). Concerning a soldier who drowned trying to swim the river "Sixty rounds of ammunition and the accoutrements of a soldier makes [sic] a bad life preserver." Sends five dollars and wishes she could attend the dance next Wednesday.
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