Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, August 23, 1864
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Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, August 23, 1864
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Description
Capers writes how thrilled he is to receive four letters from Lottie and mentions a loss that the family has suffered. The rest of the letter is business regarding the mailing of money, when his next letters will be posted and information about a surgeon named Abney.
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A1961.1, Box 3, Folder 24
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The Citadel Archives & Museum
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Ellison Capers Collection
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English
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https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/497
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[Page 1]
In the Trenches Atlanta
Tuesday 23rd Aug. 1964
My Dear Wife
We received today a glorious mail! Your letters of the 8th, 9th, 15th, & 17th, with one from Mr. Stevens, all came to me! I have read & rejoiced! I also got [illegible] letter to you. What a loss your list includes! Wear Kate’s dresses, the most severe.
I think, my darling, that you do well to decline to take the wine unless you need it. I started [illegible] off yesterday with a long letter to you and $150. I write today a short note, merely to acknowledge your dear letters up to the 17th. I have written you & mailed the letters here, every day since my return, & at Macon, dropped a note in the office there on my way here.
I am quite well, my dear wife, & have in the past week regained all that I have lost.
[Page 2]
Kiss my dear boy for me & our little May. N.W. Abney is Dr. N.W. Abney of Edgefield Dist. S.C. the late asst. Surgeon of our Regt. I write to Stevens today & will send him his P.O.
I close this, my darling, in rush for the mail. I hope it may be more regular hereafter.
God Bless you - Your
Ellie
Love to the family. You may have an opportunity from [illegible], or Aiken, to send the money to [illegible], and save the Express expense. Ellie
In the Trenches Atlanta
Tuesday 23rd Aug. 1964
My Dear Wife
We received today a glorious mail! Your letters of the 8th, 9th, 15th, & 17th, with one from Mr. Stevens, all came to me! I have read & rejoiced! I also got [illegible] letter to you. What a loss your list includes! Wear Kate’s dresses, the most severe.
I think, my darling, that you do well to decline to take the wine unless you need it. I started [illegible] off yesterday with a long letter to you and $150. I write today a short note, merely to acknowledge your dear letters up to the 17th. I have written you & mailed the letters here, every day since my return, & at Macon, dropped a note in the office there on my way here.
I am quite well, my dear wife, & have in the past week regained all that I have lost.
[Page 2]
Kiss my dear boy for me & our little May. N.W. Abney is Dr. N.W. Abney of Edgefield Dist. S.C. the late asst. Surgeon of our Regt. I write to Stevens today & will send him his P.O.
I close this, my darling, in rush for the mail. I hope it may be more regular hereafter.
God Bless you - Your
Ellie
Love to the family. You may have an opportunity from [illegible], or Aiken, to send the money to [illegible], and save the Express expense. Ellie
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Citation
Capers, Ellison, 1837-1908, “Letter from Ellison Capers to his wife Lottie, August 23, 1864,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 29, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/497.