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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.140 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Ann Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland discussing the toll that farm work is taking on his brother and Bell Wharton's plans to start teaching |
| Date | 23 October 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports Grier is not feeling well and is very tired from all the field work he's doing. Informs him they all went to church and heard a good sermon. Says Bell looks well and will begin teaching soon. States the potato crop is the best ever with thirty-one bushels. Updates him on the neighbors. Letter continues the following morning. Envelope includes a three cent stamp. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Woman Author Women's History Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Religion Education |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) Maitland, Grier (fl. 1837-1920) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Agriculture; Education |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |