Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) to his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06582.61 Author/Creator: Williams, George M. (fl. 1862) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. Order a Copy
Since Uncle Jack will be going back up, George has decided to take advantage of the opportunity to write and send her this letter. He mentions that he has not heard from home since Jack left but expects that she has written to him. He writes that he will probably see her on Friday or Saturday. He says he has to wait for Col. Deas to get back from watching the enemy at "Fredsburg" to collect one hundred dollars. He comments that Fredricksburg is supposedly annihilated by the war with "hardly a house standing, uninjured, and a good portion of the town destroyed." Many people are living in tents, and he is glad that she has not been "reduced to such necessities." He writes "the small pox rages here." He has been vaccinated and is "not at all afraid of the disease & never was."
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