Charles Sealy to sister Mary Ann (Mate) Sealy Woodward sent on February 2, 1862 from Rolla, Missouri
Title
Charles Sealy to sister Mary Ann (Mate) Sealy Woodward sent on February 2, 1862 from Rolla, Missouri
Creator
Charles Sealy
Date
February 2, 1862
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Midway Village Museum
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2013.70.6a
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Rolla Feb [3] 1862
Dear Sister
Excuse me for not writing last week as I did not feel able to write since I last wrote I have not gained much I have been in the hospital ever since and am likely to be the regiment started for Springfield yesterday morning leaving about 45 besides myself at rolla to recruit [sic] our health. It is not very likely that we shall see the regiment again very soon as the talk is of their puting[sic] us in as cooks and waiters as soon as we are able if they should do that my wages would raised [sic] to 25¢ a day besides my $10 a month which will amount to about $20 a month which will be pretty good pay I hope that the union men will catch old Price so that we will not have to travel around in Mo the whole year I rather think that they will catch
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him this time I dare not hardly tell you how we fare now we have been here now a week tomorrow and I hardly know where I would’nt [sic] rather be than be in the Barracks that we are in we have had no wood half of the time no water until we raised a fuss a bout [sic] it now we have to[sic] things as waiters but we have to put up with them we have but two meals a day one in the morning about nine o’clock consisting of dry bread and coffee and in the afternoon about four we beef soup beens[sic] dry bread boiled pork and beef just such food as a well man ought to have we have nothing that a sick man ought to have but never mind it will not last long we shall fare better by and by but change the subject good times coming war coming to a close boys all coming home the girl will have a good time then you stated in your last letter that Nelly Berry was enquirering[sic] after me it makes the
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third or fourth time that I have had similar news if any more of the girls enquire after me you can tell them where I am and then that I should like to hear from them. Tell Miss Berry that if she is very is [sic] or feels very interested in my wellfare[sic] that she may write tell her that my correspondance[sic] is so great that I can not[sic] hardly find time to open the correspondence but if she wishes to open the correspondence I will try to keep it up but am not very peticular[sic] about it. what[sic] is the reason that Bert and Lilly has[sic] not answered my last letter both of them recieved[sic] a letter from me last I hope that they will soon write me I have written all that I can think of now be sure to write every week wether I write you or not so good by for the present I will try to write at once a week so good bye
From your Affectionate Bro
Chas Sealy P.S. direct the same as before and oblige
Dear Sister
Excuse me for not writing last week as I did not feel able to write since I last wrote I have not gained much I have been in the hospital ever since and am likely to be the regiment started for Springfield yesterday morning leaving about 45 besides myself at rolla to recruit [sic] our health. It is not very likely that we shall see the regiment again very soon as the talk is of their puting[sic] us in as cooks and waiters as soon as we are able if they should do that my wages would raised [sic] to 25¢ a day besides my $10 a month which will amount to about $20 a month which will be pretty good pay I hope that the union men will catch old Price so that we will not have to travel around in Mo the whole year I rather think that they will catch
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him this time I dare not hardly tell you how we fare now we have been here now a week tomorrow and I hardly know where I would’nt [sic] rather be than be in the Barracks that we are in we have had no wood half of the time no water until we raised a fuss a bout [sic] it now we have to[sic] things as waiters but we have to put up with them we have but two meals a day one in the morning about nine o’clock consisting of dry bread and coffee and in the afternoon about four we beef soup beens[sic] dry bread boiled pork and beef just such food as a well man ought to have we have nothing that a sick man ought to have but never mind it will not last long we shall fare better by and by but change the subject good times coming war coming to a close boys all coming home the girl will have a good time then you stated in your last letter that Nelly Berry was enquirering[sic] after me it makes the
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third or fourth time that I have had similar news if any more of the girls enquire after me you can tell them where I am and then that I should like to hear from them. Tell Miss Berry that if she is very is [sic] or feels very interested in my wellfare[sic] that she may write tell her that my correspondance[sic] is so great that I can not[sic] hardly find time to open the correspondence but if she wishes to open the correspondence I will try to keep it up but am not very peticular[sic] about it. what[sic] is the reason that Bert and Lilly has[sic] not answered my last letter both of them recieved[sic] a letter from me last I hope that they will soon write me I have written all that I can think of now be sure to write every week wether I write you or not so good by for the present I will try to write at once a week so good bye
From your Affectionate Bro
Chas Sealy P.S. direct the same as before and oblige
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Charles Sealy, “Charles Sealy to sister Mary Ann (Mate) Sealy Woodward sent on February 2, 1862 from Rolla, Missouri,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed April 26, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/118.