Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863 to Elizabeth Smith

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GLC#
GLC04189.13
Type
Letters
Date
1862/10/28
Author/Creator
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
Title
to Elizabeth Smith
Place Written
Ellicott's Mills, Maryland
Pagination
4 p. : envelope.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

The blacksmith shop has been rented out. Mentions rumor that the army will move soon and General Wool has stopped issuing furloughs. Smith begs his wife not to mention his liquor consumption. He assures her that he is now a sober man and it hurts him to have her constantly mention his past drinking. Smith believes his wife does not want him to come home and hopefully suggests that they forget the past and work on their future.

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