to Mary M. Bogart and friend

Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865 to Mary M. Bogart and friend

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GLC#
GLC03523.11.14-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
10/07/1863
Author/Creator
Bogart, Abram, fl. 1825-1865
Title
to Mary M. Bogart and friend
Place Written
Folly Island, South Carolina
Pagination
2 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Begins his letter, "Dear Wife and only friend on earth it is to you that I write a few lines in rememberence of old times..." Speculates that "there must be a good many widows and orfant children now in the land that are made so by this war..." Asks them to write to him about home. Apologizes for the poor writing, however "it is hard work to write a poor pen..." Offers them farming advice. Letter addressed to Mrs. Abram Bogart in Masonville, Delaware County, New York.

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