1862-02-23: Clason, William T., to Brother, Letter |
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Feb the 23 '62
Dear brother I received your
kind letter in due season
but have neglected to answer
it but you must excuse
me this time and I will do
better next time we are all
well. I had a letter from
mother stating that she
was well as usual.
James lost one of his
horses. he talks of trading
his farm for a farm in
iowa near Iks and jaks.
we have had a very hard
winter out here this
winter not warm
anough for the snow
to pack a partical in
two months the snow
is a bout 18 inches deep
[page 2]
I hav bought me a nice parieie
farm about a half mile
south of stantons a good big
house and 12 acrs of improvements.
I hav 65 acrs of timber
[quartered?]. I am wintering
fifteen hed of cattle
and four hogs I hav a
breeding sow that I paid
$15 for I had 5 swarms of
bees last fall but hav
lost three of them frose
to deth but had some
honey by the means I
wish you was out here
to eat some of it your
must keep up good spirits
and help strike the
great blow to crush this
rebellion glory to your
spunk I am proud to
bothers that is willing to
sacrifice all to save our
[page 3]
Country – Liberty
never shall
Die But rebellion shall
dy I hav heard that
the soldiers from Minnosota
and Wisconsin was all
ordered south no more this time
be sure and answer this as son as you resieve it
from you respected brother
Wm. T. Clason
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1862-02-23: Clason, William T., to Brother, Letter |
| Creator | Clason, William T. |
| LC Subject Headings |
United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 1st United States. Army. Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment, 2nd United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 53rd United States. Army. Minnesota Cavalry Regiment, 2nd United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | These are letters (17) from the Clason family of Cascade Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota. These letters were written by family members serving in Union Army during the American Civil War, The bulk of the letters focus on the military activities of the Clason brothers (William, Isaac and Rufus) and Chancey Rounds, the husband of Betsy Clason. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-02-23 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0409, Box 1 FF 1-17 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Clason Family letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | Clason Family Papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Feb the 23 '62 Dear brother I received your kind letter in due season but have neglected to answer it but you must excuse me this time and I will do better next time we are all well. I had a letter from mother stating that she was well as usual. James lost one of his horses. he talks of trading his farm for a farm in iowa near Iks and jaks. we have had a very hard winter out here this winter not warm anough for the snow to pack a partical in two months the snow is a bout 18 inches deep [page 2] I hav bought me a nice parieie farm about a half mile south of stantons a good big house and 12 acrs of improvements. I hav 65 acrs of timber [quartered?]. I am wintering fifteen hed of cattle and four hogs I hav a breeding sow that I paid $15 for I had 5 swarms of bees last fall but hav lost three of them frose to deth but had some honey by the means I wish you was out here to eat some of it your must keep up good spirits and help strike the great blow to crush this rebellion glory to your spunk I am proud to bothers that is willing to sacrifice all to save our [page 3] Country – Liberty never shall Die But rebellion shall dy I hav heard that the soldiers from Minnosota and Wisconsin was all ordered south no more this time be sure and answer this as son as you resieve it from you respected brother Wm. T. Clason |
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