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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.254 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | James M. Maitland to Elhanan Mast discussing political unrest, an outbreak of dysentery, the dry weather and a local rumor |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) |
| Recipient | Mast, Elhanan M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports on many children dying of dysentery. Says the weather has been dry all summer an the corn crop will be short. Comments the political situation is unsettled, with much name-calling and disagreement about the war. Gives him an objective accounting of a viscous rumor circulating about a female neighbor. Urges him to come home and run as a Democratic representative in the fall. Letter is incomplete. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Children and Family Health and Medical Disease Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Politics Election Government and Civics Women's History Democratic Party |
| People | Maitland, James M. (1815-1864) Mast, Elhanan M. (fl. 1837-1865) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics; Agriculture |
| 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 | Brother-in-law |