Letter from Ossie Rivers to his mother, January 5, 1889
Title
Letter from Ossie Rivers to his mother, January 5, 1889
Description
Ossie describes an outing to the theater as well the rescue of 14 cadets who were lost at sea for six hours.
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A1984.24, Box 2, Folder 1
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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Language
English
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Text
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/admin/items/show/1103
Coverage
Charleston (S.C.)
Text
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Jan. 5th 1889
Dear Ma
I received your letter and was glad to hear from home. I am going out as soon as the steel strikes, and will get Launtie’s shirts; I do not know whether I can get them for 40¢ or not, but, I can get them for 50¢ as that is what I gave for mine. I am glad you all had a good time New Year, I staid [sic] in all day, that night I went to see a young lady and she took me to the Theater (the last day of leap year). It was a fine piece of acting by Miss Coombs, said to be the prettiest of American actresses. She is to take me to the matinee
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this afternoon. Miss [illegible] invited me to a party last night, but I could not go; as I wanted to finish some drawing. I suppose you may have seen an account in the papers about the boys in gray who went sailing on New Year; and, came near getting lost, they certainly came near it, for 6 hrs. they were in one place, (in brakers), no wind, and only 1 negro to get them out, at last the lighthouse man discovered them and sent them a relief boat, it is said that the their singing among thr the brakers (gospel hymns), was excellent, 10 out of the 14 have excellent voices. The Supt. hired 3 tugs and had them hunting for them the whole night; he was up the whole night; did not get to bed until 9:30 the nxt next day. Love to all I remain your
Devoted Son (I will write Mack next
Ossie
Jan. 5th 1889
Dear Ma
I received your letter and was glad to hear from home. I am going out as soon as the steel strikes, and will get Launtie’s shirts; I do not know whether I can get them for 40¢ or not, but, I can get them for 50¢ as that is what I gave for mine. I am glad you all had a good time New Year, I staid [sic] in all day, that night I went to see a young lady and she took me to the Theater (the last day of leap year). It was a fine piece of acting by Miss Coombs, said to be the prettiest of American actresses. She is to take me to the matinee
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this afternoon. Miss [illegible] invited me to a party last night, but I could not go; as I wanted to finish some drawing. I suppose you may have seen an account in the papers about the boys in gray who went sailing on New Year; and, came near getting lost, they certainly came near it, for 6 hrs. they were in one place, (in brakers), no wind, and only 1 negro to get them out, at last the lighthouse man discovered them and sent them a relief boat, it is said that the their singing among thr the brakers (gospel hymns), was excellent, 10 out of the 14 have excellent voices. The Supt. hired 3 tugs and had them hunting for them the whole night; he was up the whole night; did not get to bed until 9:30 the nxt next day. Love to all I remain your
Devoted Son (I will write Mack next
Ossie
Collection
Citation
Rivers, Walter Oswald, 1871-1890, “Letter from Ossie Rivers to his mother, January 5, 1889,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 24, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1103.