August the 16-1861Carters Station, TennCarter County Dear father and mother, I take the pleasure of righting you a few lins to let you no that I am in good health at this time and hope when these fiew lines comes to hand tha will find you all enjoying the same good blessing. The boys is jenuarly well in hour Company….
Camp Bowing GreenKentuckyDec. 31-61 Dear Niece, I received your kind and most welcome letter of the 18th. Which gave me great pleasure to hear from you. You said that it was the first time that you had ever rote to me, very true it is the first time but I hope it will not be the last time. I am…
Confederate HospitalRaymond, MissJune 10th, 1863 To R.M. Cooper Dear Father, I take my pen in hand to let you know of the situation and whare about I was wounded. On the 12th day of May in battle of Raymond, Miss. I was wounded in the left leg a little above the ankle, it was broken but I will not loose…
Bowling GreenKentuckyOct. 30th, 1861 Dear Brother, I seat myself to answer you kind letter which I received by the hand of Mr. Christon. I am in excellent health and hope when these few lines come to hand that they will find you enjoying the same blessings. I would like to see you all very much. Tell Pop and Ma that…
Civil War LetterW. L. Bramly to Miss E. C. Edwards Miss E. C. EdwardsI rite you a few lines this morning to let you here from me. I have not time to rite much. I left Camp Trausdale on the 15 of this –gust. I shall go up to Cave city today, start at three o’clock, Miles and the rest…
Dear Father & Brothers & Sisters, I seat myself tonight to let you no that we are all well at present time. I hope when these few lines come to hand that you all may bee injoying the same blasying. I have nothing much to tell you. My feelings was very much mortified when I heard of sister’s death, but…
The following letter was submitted by Mary Bob McClain Richardson on 30 September 2004. Trinity River, California, Sept. 15th, 1851 (Post Marked – Shasta, California, Sept. 20.) To: Col. R.M. Cooper, Newburg, Lewis County, Tenn. Dear Father & Mother, I embrace the present opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know where I am and what…
The following letter was submitted by Mary Bob McClain Richardson on 30 September 2004. Letter from James H. Cooper to his nephew Albert Gallatin Cooper: July 25th 1850 Friend A.G. Cooper Dear Sir,We are all in good health hoping you are all enjoying the like blessing. We recd. a letter from John in California dated May 11th a few…
The following letter was submitted by Mary Bob McClain Richardson on 30 September 2004. This “Gold Rush” letter was from James C. Cooper to his parents, Robert Melville and Catherine Cooper Cooper. June 6th / 50 Dear Father & MotherI again take my pen in hand to write you a few lines to let you know that I am…
The following letter was submitted by Mary Bob McClain Richardson on 30 September 2004. This “Gold Rush” letter was from James C. Cooper to his parents, Robert Melville and Catherine Cooper Cooper. (Post Marked – San Francisco – Jan. 26) Augua Frio Diggins, CaliforniaJan 1st 1850 Dear Father and Mother,After a long silence I awail myself of the pleasant…
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