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− | + | [Note: Edwin Cobb's Letter describing battle between the Merrimac and the Moniter not included. Letter in file: Mss.98C63_20130613.005.pdf] | |
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+ | [Transcript of second letter does not match letter. Transcript in file: Mss.98C63_20130613.005.pdf] | ||
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+ | [Stamped envelope] | ||
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+ | [postmark] Baltimore Md Mar 26 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Capt Ed Cobbs | ||
+ | letter to | ||
+ | |||
+ | Samuel Cobb Esq | ||
+ | Mauricetown | ||
+ | Cumberland | ||
+ | County | ||
+ | N.J. | ||
+ | |||
+ | telling of | ||
+ | battle of Merrimac | ||
+ | [Monitor?] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Stamped envelope] | ||
+ | |||
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+ | 3-20-62 | ||
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+ | [Postmark] [?] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Samuel Cobb | ||
+ | Mauricetown | ||
+ | Cumberland Co | ||
+ | N.J. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | [First Letter ] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Camp on Lower Potomac Mar 18th 1862 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dear Father | ||
+ | |||
+ | I wish you to send | ||
+ | me word who the Senitor is | ||
+ | from our district, for I have | ||
+ | a prodgeic in view wich I | ||
+ | want an answer Directly for I | ||
+ | am in a grate hurry write | ||
+ | immeadately | ||
+ | |||
+ | from your most | ||
+ | obideant Son | ||
+ | William T Cobb | ||
+ | |||
+ | the mail is rady to leave | ||
+ | and I cant wrte no more | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Shipping Receipt] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Office of Harden’s Express | ||
+ | |||
+ | Washington, D. C. Mch 21 1862 | ||
+ | Received from | ||
+ | One Box | ||
+ | Marked S Cobb | ||
+ | Mauricetown N.J. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | For the Proprietors, [?] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Stamped envelope] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Postmark] Washington D.C. Mar [?] 1862 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Mr Samul Cobb | ||
+ | Mauricetown | ||
+ | Cumberland Co | ||
+ | N.J. | ||
+ | |||
+ | 3/23/62 | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | [Second Letter Pg1] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Camp on Lower Potomac March | ||
+ | 23rd 1862 | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dear Father | ||
+ | |||
+ | I recieved Georges | ||
+ | letter a few moments a go and | ||
+ | he said that you wanted | ||
+ | me to let you know how | ||
+ | to direct that box. I think | ||
+ | that you had better keep | ||
+ | it untill I send for it for | ||
+ | wee expect to march evry | ||
+ | moment and I would rather you | ||
+ | would keep it as you have | ||
+ | the Books rady for me. I wish | ||
+ | you would keep them for me | ||
+ | and let no one else have | ||
+ | them and when I want theme | ||
+ | I will send for them. I have | ||
+ | just put up a box wich | ||
+ | if you get it you will find | ||
+ | several articals in it. if you | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg2] | ||
+ | |||
+ | want to use aney of them you | ||
+ | can but dont give aney of them | ||
+ | a way. I sent it so that you | ||
+ | will have to pay the freigh | ||
+ | on it so that it would be | ||
+ | shure to go. when I finish this | ||
+ | letter I am a going to write to | ||
+ | Adams express Co at Washington | ||
+ | and tell them that if they | ||
+ | recieve a box with my address | ||
+ | on it to return it to you | ||
+ | and I will give them the directions | ||
+ | which if you have sent it it will | ||
+ | not be lost. I dont know when | ||
+ | wee will bee paid off but | ||
+ | I hope it will be pretty | ||
+ | soon. I wanted to know who | ||
+ | the Senitor from our county | ||
+ | is not the one in Washington | ||
+ | perhaps you would like to | ||
+ | know what buisiness I have | ||
+ | with him well I will tell | ||
+ | you I have made aplication | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Pg3] | ||
+ | |||
+ | for a Commision to go in | ||
+ | the 10th Regiment of N.J.V- | ||
+ | and if you have aney influential | ||
+ | friends there I wish you to | ||
+ | get them to help me all | ||
+ | they can. I sent the aplication | ||
+ | [Sheppard?] from Mauriceriver townshp | ||
+ | I have not herd from him yet | ||
+ | for he has not had time to | ||
+ | write. Capt Reynolds give me | ||
+ | a reccommendation to the | ||
+ | Govner. I dont know how | ||
+ | I will make out yet but | ||
+ | I hope I will succeed in | ||
+ | getting one. I am well at presant | ||
+ | and hope that these fiew lines | ||
+ | will find you the same. when | ||
+ | you write let me know who | ||
+ | gets my state pay for I | ||
+ | would like to know. give my | ||
+ | love to Mother and the whole fmaily | ||
+ | your self included no nore at presant | ||
+ | form you most obedeant Son Wm. T. Cobb | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Marginalia] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Direct as befor | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [Note: Transcript does not match letter. | ||
+ | Transscript for this letter is in file Mss.98C63_20130613_005.pdf] |
Latest revision as of 15:58, 21 August 2017
[Note: Edwin Cobb's Letter describing battle between the Merrimac and the Moniter not included. Letter in file: Mss.98C63_20130613.005.pdf]
[Transcript of second letter does not match letter. Transcript in file: Mss.98C63_20130613.005.pdf]
[Stamped envelope]
[postmark] Baltimore Md Mar 26
Capt Ed Cobbs
letter to
Samuel Cobb Esq Mauricetown Cumberland County N.J.
telling of battle of Merrimac [Monitor?]
[Stamped envelope]
3-20-62
[Postmark] [?]
Mr Samuel Cobb Mauricetown Cumberland Co N.J.
[First Letter ]
Camp on Lower Potomac Mar 18th 1862
Dear Father
I wish you to send me word who the Senitor is from our district, for I have a prodgeic in view wich I want an answer Directly for I am in a grate hurry write immeadately
from your most obideant Son William T Cobb
the mail is rady to leave and I cant wrte no more
[Shipping Receipt]
Office of Harden’s Express
Washington, D. C. Mch 21 1862 Received from One Box Marked S Cobb Mauricetown N.J.
For the Proprietors, [?]
[Stamped envelope]
[Postmark] Washington D.C. Mar [?] 1862
Mr Samul Cobb Mauricetown Cumberland Co N.J.
3/23/62
[Second Letter Pg1]
Camp on Lower Potomac March
23rd 1862
Dear Father
I recieved Georges letter a few moments a go and he said that you wanted me to let you know how to direct that box. I think that you had better keep it untill I send for it for wee expect to march evry moment and I would rather you would keep it as you have the Books rady for me. I wish you would keep them for me and let no one else have them and when I want theme I will send for them. I have just put up a box wich if you get it you will find several articals in it. if you
[Pg2]
want to use aney of them you can but dont give aney of them a way. I sent it so that you will have to pay the freigh on it so that it would be shure to go. when I finish this letter I am a going to write to Adams express Co at Washington and tell them that if they recieve a box with my address on it to return it to you and I will give them the directions which if you have sent it it will not be lost. I dont know when wee will bee paid off but I hope it will be pretty soon. I wanted to know who the Senitor from our county is not the one in Washington perhaps you would like to know what buisiness I have with him well I will tell you I have made aplication
[Pg3]
for a Commision to go in the 10th Regiment of N.J.V- and if you have aney influential friends there I wish you to get them to help me all they can. I sent the aplication [Sheppard?] from Mauriceriver townshp I have not herd from him yet for he has not had time to write. Capt Reynolds give me a reccommendation to the Govner. I dont know how I will make out yet but I hope I will succeed in getting one. I am well at presant and hope that these fiew lines will find you the same. when you write let me know who gets my state pay for I would like to know. give my love to Mother and the whole fmaily your self included no nore at presant form you most obedeant Son Wm. T. Cobb
[Marginalia]
Direct as befor
[Note: Transcript does not match letter. Transscript for this letter is in file Mss.98C63_20130613_005.pdf]