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| + | require me to take. Whether | ||
| + | to remain in the Army or | ||
| + | to resign.Your advice | ||
| + | and opinion will be law | ||
| + | to me. I think I shall | ||
| + | be ordered north in the | ||
| + | course of a short time | ||
| + | as my company is stationed | ||
| + | at Fort Washington, and | ||
| + | in this event I shall probably | ||
| + | be brought into active service | ||
| + | against the people of Virginia. | ||
| + | I have thought a great deal | ||
| + | of the matter but cannot decide | ||
| + | what I ought to do. | ||
| + | I suppose of course dear | ||
| + | Mary paid all the charges | ||
| + | on the boxes which were sent | ||
| + | with her. Give her my best | ||
| + | love and kisses, I wrote her | ||
| + | yesterday & the letter goes | ||
| + | by the same mail as this. | ||
| + | Best love to dear sister | ||
| + | Salva & Mrs Graham. I am | ||
| + | glad to see Duncan stays at the | ||
| + | academy. My love to him, & with | ||
| + | much love & many thanks for | ||
| + | yourself, I remain | ||
| + | Your affectionate Son | ||
| + | William | ||
Latest revision as of 11:34, 21 August 2017
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Recd June 1 at Burlington, Vt
Fort Jefferson Tortugas
May 17th 1861
My dear Father
I only recieved
your truly affectionate letter of the 18th March yesterday. I need not say how glad I was to recieve it, or how much indebted I am to you for your loving care and kindness for dear Mary & myself. I feel very keenly my seperation from my dear wife just at this time, and feel very anxious about her health & spirits, and it is a source of great consolation to me to know she is with one so affectionate and kind. The steamer Philadelphia arrive here last night with ordnance & stored, from Fort Pickens having been sent there from New York, & not wanted. She brings two officers of my regiment, en route to New York, who tell us that every this is quiet at that place and no attack apprehended. We have terrible news from Maryland & Virginia. I do not know what course I ought to persue exactly. I wish dear Father you would write me and let me know your views. Advise me what course my duty & honor require me to take. Whether to remain in the Army or to resign.Your advice and opinion will be law to me. I think I shall be ordered north in the course of a short time as my company is stationed at Fort Washington, and in this event I shall probably be brought into active service against the people of Virginia. I have thought a great deal of the matter but cannot decide what I ought to do. I suppose of course dear Mary paid all the charges on the boxes which were sent with her. Give her my best love and kisses, I wrote her yesterday & the letter goes by the same mail as this. Best love to dear sister Salva & Mrs Graham. I am glad to see Duncan stays at the academy. My love to him, & with much love & many thanks for yourself, I remain
Your affectionate Son
William
