Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878) to his family
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03603.050 Author/Creator: Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878) Place Written: Annapolis, Maryland Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 December 1861 Pagination: 2 p. Order a Copy
Writes that Mrs Dr. Perkins has visited him at the camp. Also mentions that he is trusting his family to judge the character of a prospective servant they have found for him in Norwich. Of the possible promotion he says, "Ellen must not expect me to get the position of Adjt. Genl. + don't think there is hardly a chance."
Sunday PM Dec. 8, 1861 Another busy Sabbath. Have been at work all morning & shall be much of the afternoon. Stanton starts for Baltimore in the morning I shall have a colored man here stay with me for the present until I find some one. I dont know what to say about Sheldon Lippingwell's man, I am afraid to trust him if he is really honest & clean & willing to do what he can I should like him very much but I am afraid of men recommended by jiff. & Charlie Johnson the hack driver. I must leave it with you to decide as I know nothing about him. shall I have to pay his fair to this place - I will not engage anyone here until you write again, probably shall not have an opportunity Mrs Dr. Perkins was here yesterday rec'd note Friday evening as I wrote yesterday & went down about 11 o'clock to see her, went to the house & found she had just started walking for the camp with Douglass & a gentleman. Drove after & overtook them about a third of the way there & walked with her to camp leading my horse after I had offered to drive back to the towm & get her a carriage but she said no that they decided that before starting it is a very long & hard walk I have not walked it before since we have been here she sat a little time in my tent & I walked back almost to town with her. I did begin dya(?) the time very much for I knew the last part of it a court martial, was waiting for me, to be organized. Mrs Perkins went away in a PM train so I saw her no more said she came to see me & I was very sorry I could not have been more attentive. Nothing new. Ellen, I am much obliged to for her letter. Afraid she writes the news generally & mother the business. Your letter was rec'd too late yesterday PM to answer before. Your aff son & bro Chas Ellen must not expect me to get the position of Adjt.Genl & dont think there is hardly a chance.
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