Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892 to parents

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GLC#
GLC09355.030-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
7 December 1863
Author/Creator
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
Title
to parents
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 18 cm, Width: 11.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Lists all of the things he wants send in his box: "1 pair of blue shirts of the color of blue yard not such a dark blue as you have made as they might fade. 1 pair of boots just like the last pair that Mellon made for me…1 pair of good woolen gloves and a pair of light buck the same as I have had. 1 pair of good suspenders. 2 handkerchiefs. 1 bunch of envelopes such as you send your letters to me in." List also includes paper, pencils, a portfolio, a hatchet, a tin cup, tobacco, and some grease for the boots. Has been on picket duty for a few days, but hopes to be heading back to camp soon. Will be getting a new captain soon, since Bliss tried to get his discharge. "We," unlike officers, "can't resign when we get tired of this life."

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