Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868 to Isora Skinkle

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GLC#
GLC03523.32.38-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
31 August 1864
Author/Creator
Sayles, Sumner, fl. 1862-1868
Title
to Isora Skinkle
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4p. : envelope Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 25.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Writes to his sister from camp. Mentions a lady, Mill, from back home being sour and pities the man who marries her. Inquires after the farm. Wants to know if his father will have a hard time working the farm this year. Letter has an image and the words, "E Pluribus Unum." Possibly written from Tennessee. St. Charles is listed as the city but the state is not given.

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