Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878 to his family

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GLC#
GLC03603.217-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
March 29, 1863
Author/Creator
Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878
Title
to his family
Place Written
Suffolk, Virginia
Pagination
6 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Responds to questions from his family about fixtures in their rental properties. Expresses interest in the results of the election and requests that a chess set be sent to him via one of the Norwich men who are home on furlough. Writes that he has sent $370 via another solider traveling to Norwich last week. Writes of the weather getting warmer and of seeing daffodils bloom in the yards in Suffolk. Describes how the soldiers spend Sunday, with detail about what activities they avoid on the Sabbath. Says that he believes that Captain Hoyt would be of better service to the regiment if "he would not use liquor quite so freely."

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