Jackson, Edwin, fl. 1862-1865 to William Jackson

GLC00203.09

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GLC#
GLC00203.09-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 31, 1864
Author/Creator
Jackson, Edwin, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to William Jackson
Place Written
Kingston, Minnesota
Pagination
6 p. : Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Edwin Jackson has not heard from Bill, he repeats much of what he said in #8 about the "Moscow Expedition"; he talks about the large amount of clothing that he wore during that time and about how his regiment found 3,000 freezing Indians at Fort Thompson in the Dakota Territory. His weight gain has now inexplicably risen to sixteen pounds. He mentions a man, possibly from home, named Marshall or Johnny Gaites, who talks about the trapping. Jackson asks his brother to enquire discreetly into trapping around his home, and describes his plans to buy some traps and make some money when he is on furlough.

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