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16 February 1864
Boston, John W., fl. 1862-1865
to wife
notes the cost of sending her letters. makes it clear that he wants her to keep them all so that they have some value in the end.
GLC09315.29
20 February 1864
sorry to hear that his mother is sick. treasures her letters. tells the children to be good.
GLC09315.30
28 February 1864
is sending her seven dollars. will also send the kids a quarter each. glad to hear that she has friends in town. that way she doesn't fret over him so much.
GLC09315.31
4 March 1864
advises her to stay in town rather than the country. thanks her for the braid of her hair she sent him. promises to send her something as well.
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1864
is making a ring out of a piece of a Rebel's sword to send to William. suspects they will move again soon but cannot tell when or where.
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was in the hospital with a cough, but tells her not to worry, he is not seriously ill. he is helping out as a nurse to those that are worse off.
GLC09315.34
30 March 1864
is beginning to get better. has had a cough for nearly a year, so he is hoping to get rid of it for good.
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the company has received orders to move again. they will most likely move back to Pulaski. tells her to have courage and he could be home in four months.
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reports that they got some snow. writes a separate note to his children in which he assures them he will be home in about five months.
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got a letter from Henry Elliot telling him his wife asked him for money because she is broke. he asked her father to send her some money.
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someone told her son that a relative's husband had died. wishes he could offer condolences. Colonel reinforced his belief that he will be home in five months.
GLC09315.39
to children and wife
tells his sons to go to school. back appears to be intended for wife. describes the part of the country's he's in and compares it to Putnam County
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to husband (John Boston)
trying to figure out where they will live. has an idea to sell their land and buy some property elsewhere. wants to see him so bad.
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16 September 1864
too faded to read.
GLC09315.42
assuring her that he is still alive and well. very faded.
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28 September 1864
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the Rebels are giving them trouble but they captured 400 prisoners and cannons and wagons.does not think it will be long before they come home.
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23 January 1865
very concerned because he has not received any mail from her in a while. wants to know if she received the money he sent.
GLC09315.46
1865
has not received any mail from her in 40 days. they have orders to march on tomorrow morning.
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very faded, possible water damage.
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21 August 1943
Held, David H., fl. 1943
to Sylvia Weiner
Dave is glad Sylvia got to visit Moe in Washington. He writes that he hasn't written Mad in a while but wishes he could see her. He says that at the end of the summer Rose and the kids will go back to Brooklyn. He also asks after Sylvia's health.
GLC09414.1560
5 July 1945
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
Moe went to a track meet at the municipal stadium, then watched a French motor bike race.
GLC09414.1449
6 July 1945
Moe received a letter from Bess in which she told him she was in the country recuperating from an illness he was previously unaware of. He believes that Alvin has matured in the army having experienced things he never would have as a civilian.
GLC09414.1450
7 July 1945
Moe doesn't understand why the mail is so slow getting to Sylvia when it arrives on time to him. He ponders where he will go that evening, and discusses the black market.
GLC09414.1451
8 July 1945
Moe went to see a film about a dog, he could barely tolerate it. He also says one of the fellows, Irwin Levin, went to Paris for a week to take a class and was full of stories.
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