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Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) to brother

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09355.004 Author/Creator: Clapp, George (fl. 1839-1892) Place Written: Falmouth, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 May 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.3 x 12.8 cm. Order a Copy

Received a letter from him last week, and owes him a reply. Hopes he is staying cool because it is unbearably hot at camp. Has suffered "more from heat this past week than ever before." Seems as if the sun is "hotter here than anywhere else." Hopes he is fully healthy by the time he returns, and encourages him to "keep with good spirits," even though he has been through enough to kill "a half dozen common folks." Expects he will be quite a businessman, for Joe is an excellent tutor. Does not know how they will be able to keep the garden in shape without Uncle Williams. Hopes business is "brisk as ever." Jokes that he has forgotten "everything that pertains to civilized life." Has been working for five days making their street in camp cleaner. "I don't think we shall ever whip the Rebs" by doing that. Thinks Hooker will make a move very soon, but it is impossible to know for sure. Does not want to march when it is too hot out. An officer in another company shot a man for not helping another one up, but doubts that was acceptable. Asks him to write as often as possible.

Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892

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