Charles E. Walbridge to his mother about his homesickness, slow progress selling his purchases and a woman he is interested in - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC04662.120
From Archive Folder	Charles E. Walbridge Collection
Title	Charles E. Walbridge to his mother about his homesickness, slow progress selling his purchases and a woman he is interested in
Date	24 February 1866
Author	Walbridge, Charles E. (b. 1842)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	He is feeling homesick. Selling the mules and wagons is taking a long time. He writes of a girl from home, Katie Pratt, whom he is interested in and who his mother thinks would be a good choice for a wife. Yet he will not marry until he is financially established.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Women's History Children and Family Marriage Finance Transportation Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Business and Finance
People	Walbridge, Charles E. (fl. 1842-1866)
Place written	Tarboro, North Carolina
Theme	Reconstruction; Women in American History
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Mother
Civil War: Unit	100th New York Volunteers, H Company