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Dewey, Orville S. (fl. 1862-)
to his sister
Ida's eye is better. Dr. Martin had a boy. He played euchre on wednesday and friday night.
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Unknown
to Ida Frances
"Please comply with his wishes expressed in the enclosed." Actual letter missing.
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Clara
to Mary "Mollie" Dewey
She wants Mollie to come see her in June or else she will come see her. She reminds her that she used to say she liked her as well as one of own children.
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to his mother
He writes he is homesick without her. He read to grandma twice.
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Dewey, Orville S.
He encloses two pictures (not included here).Cassie is still at Elmira.
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Note on verso: from Tom He writes her health must be improving. One night he missed the Buffalo train and had to drive the rest of the way. Very illegible in places. Says something about an skeleton and a scythe.
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[Geneology of Dewey Family]
The beginnings of a family tree. Beginning with their father and then grandfather and his children and their children. The author talks about his own memories from when he was 10 years old. he goes on to talk about his mother's family.
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[Barrack floor plan]
This is a detailed description of the barracks including measurements. On the back, there is a floor plan.
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Written on the back of a printed Report from the War Department dated 25 June from Buffalo, New York.
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Beginning with Thomas Dewey who came to Massachusetts in 1633, the manuscript covers a total of 6 generations of Deweys.
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4 October 1859
Higgins, Patrick
to Fannie Schoonmaker
Would prefer to see her in person than respond to her with a letter. Feels lonely and has "nobody to cheer me." Is thinking of her and things in their past. Hopes that she does not reminisce all the time, but reminds her that she "promised me that...
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21 July 1860
Glad to see her picture in a letter that he received last Thursday. Has not heard from her in a long time. "Began to think you had forgotten me" because she had not responded to his last letter. Would "give anything" to see her. Remembers that they...
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Writes to her for the first time since they saw each other almost three weeks before. Asks if she was insulted because Sarah heard him say he loved her. He "can't help telling the truth" about how he feels about her. Talks more of times they had...
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23 April 1862
Printed with a red white and blue stamp of a woman clad in the American flag. Received her letter a day ago. Many have been wounded since he last wrote. Will give a short account of what has happened. Rebels spotted two miles from camp. When they...
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The letter has the same stamp as letter #8, so it could also have been written while Higgins was fighting in the Peninsular Campaign. Hopes the time will soon come when they will be reunited. Says he takes a great deal of comfort in writing, and...
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25 June 1862
McFadden, Charles F. (fl. 1862-1864)
to Maryann and Rebecca June McFadden
There was a skirmish, during which they took six prisoners. He chatted with one of the prisoners who was confident they would win depsite the odds.
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24 October 1862
to Sister
He hopes there will be a couple of new regiments coming to reinforce them.
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14 January 1863
to Sisters
The Sandy river has raised, so all the boats and cavalry and artillery is going to start up the river. He mentions a John. He talks about some of the other boys, including Harrison, the cook.
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17 June 1863
He is now in Tennesee. Picket duty is heavy but he can tolerate it. He talks about the health status of mnay friends and acquaintances. He can't believe it's been 21 months since he went away.
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8 August 1863
Right now they drill for an hour and a half each day. They do a skirmish drill and a battalion drill. He describes each to his sisters. He was sorry to hear that his mother was sick. Gen. Rosy and Gen. Garfield stopped by.
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6 August 1864
Mays, Wesley (fl. 1862-)
to Daniel Kestor
A notice of the death of a friend.who died on the battlefield.
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11 November 1861
McFadden, Charles (fl. 1862-)
No year. He wishes he could have seen Uncle Lions when he came to visit. He hopes to get a furlough. A fellow soldier, Sam Vandevort, asked if he could draw his picture.
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