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Tallassee Aprill the 6th 1862
Dear Husban
I write you a few Lines
anser to yours in Which you Will find that
We aire all well at this time and I was Glad to
here that you Ware Well We aire Dooing as
Well as cold be Expected under Ever circumstance
you Wrote to No haw the Wold do he is a
Bad one cirten I cant doo any thing With him
he Wont mind any thing I say to him I had to get
Mr Hairstan to come & Whip him the third
Day after you left & I have Ben Swaping
Work with him Ever sens he takes the Horse
Negro & Works for himself a While and then comes
With his Horse & Works for me he has got his
corn Planted & mine too he finished mine
Last Fridy Evening I think that if you cold
Get any Boddy Else that you had Beter carry
Landan home When you come Home for he Will
Not Work Without a White man With him all
the Time though Mr. Hairstan Makes him Work
While he is With him But if Mr. Hairstan is
Taken off I Caint Doo Nothing With him
for I Tell you he as Nocount Without he
has some Man that Will Make him No his
Place Mr Hairstan Sais that he Will Swap
Work With me as Long as he is Purmited to
Stay at home & doo the Best he can for me to
a crop for me &c I Want you to Come
Home as Soon as you can & Stay as lang as you
can git off to Stay for I am verry Lonsom &
Thin you can See hare the Negro Dose &c
I Want you to Bring me a Pound of Copperas
& Same Invelops & Paper a Paper of Pins When
you come if you can as thaire is None to be
Gat oup her at Tallassee.
[page 2]
I Wan you to Write to me & Put in your
Letter haw to Direct my Letter to you What
Redgment So that I Will No haw to Back
them to you so you Will Get them
I shall close for the Presant by
Subscribing my Naim your Affectionet
Wife untill Deth
Nancy Mason
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1862-04-06: Mason, Nancy, to Mason, Benjamin, Letter |
| Creator | Mason, Nancy |
| LC Subject Headings |
Mason, Benjamin Confederate States of America. Army. Gracie's Brigade Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 60th Cumberland Gap Campaign, 1862 Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege, 1864-1865 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 the letters (1862-65) from Mason to his wife Nancy, recounting his experiences from his enlistment until February, 1865. The letters reflect the daily life of a Confederate soldier, as well as action near Cumberland Gap (1862-1863), Drewry's Bluff (1864) and the Petersburg Campaign (1864-1865). |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1862-04-06 |
| Original Format | 1 letter, 2 pages |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0048 |
| 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 |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,52 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Mason 01.pdf |
| Collection | Benjamin Mason Papers |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Hicks, Joyce; Thornton, Linda; Galati, Leslie Ann; Brown, Tommy; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Tallassee Aprill the 6th 1862 Dear Husban I write you a few Lines anser to yours in Which you Will find that We aire all well at this time and I was Glad to here that you Ware Well We aire Dooing as Well as cold be Expected under Ever circumstance you Wrote to No haw the Wold do he is a Bad one cirten I cant doo any thing With him he Wont mind any thing I say to him I had to get Mr Hairstan to come & Whip him the third Day after you left & I have Ben Swaping Work with him Ever sens he takes the Horse Negro & Works for himself a While and then comes With his Horse & Works for me he has got his corn Planted & mine too he finished mine Last Fridy Evening I think that if you cold Get any Boddy Else that you had Beter carry Landan home When you come Home for he Will Not Work Without a White man With him all the Time though Mr. Hairstan Makes him Work While he is With him But if Mr. Hairstan is Taken off I Caint Doo Nothing With him for I Tell you he as Nocount Without he has some Man that Will Make him No his Place Mr Hairstan Sais that he Will Swap Work With me as Long as he is Purmited to Stay at home & doo the Best he can for me to a crop for me &c I Want you to Come Home as Soon as you can & Stay as lang as you can git off to Stay for I am verry Lonsom & Thin you can See hare the Negro Dose &c I Want you to Bring me a Pound of Copperas & Same Invelops & Paper a Paper of Pins When you come if you can as thaire is None to be Gat oup her at Tallassee. [page 2] I Wan you to Write to me & Put in your Letter haw to Direct my Letter to you What Redgment So that I Will No haw to Back them to you so you Will Get them I shall close for the Presant by Subscribing my Naim your Affectionet Wife untill Deth Nancy Mason |
