Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892 to parents

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GLC#
GLC09355.015-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
14 August 1863
Author/Creator
Clapp, George, fl. 1839-1892
Title
to parents
Place Written
Brooklyn, New York
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 11.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Received his valise with all of his things in it. "Very glad" to see Joe. Did not send a letter back with him. Had a "pretty rough time" with dysentery and diarrhea from the time we left Baltimore… but now I am first rate." "Did not look well" before, but looks better now. Does not want a new cap. Thinks they will be at this camp a long time. Wishes his father had sent him more money. Asks for $12-15 more. Written at Fort Hamilton

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