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Estabrooks, Elisha Henry, 1844- / Letters, 1862
SC 1083 ([unpublished])
Estabrooks, Elisha
[Transcribed letter from Elisha Estabrooks to his father, Robert Estabrooks: Camp Washburn, April 16, 1864]
/64 Camp Washburn April 16 Dear father it is with the greatest of pleasure that I write you A few lines to let you noe that I am as well as usual. hoping these few lines will find you the same and all the rest of the folks, Father I sent my things to John Carpenter in Fond du Lac. There were fifteen or twenty of us sent to him you will have to pay the expenses of sending my things through. Titus has got one blanket rolled up in side of mine. I sent three blankets one shirt and two Company reckords. I wished you would give Charley one of those Company reckords and tell him to get a frame for it and I will send him the officers pictures as soon as I get them. Their names are under the potographs that are on the reckord. I think they are quite nice. father give my best respects to all. I expect we will see hard times before we get home A gain, if I live to get home. I enjoy my self first best I dont
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