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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.563 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Rebekah Barrel to William Barrel about her desire for reunion, making clothes, mentions 'female soldiers' in the camp and discusses local and family news |
| Date | 6 August 1776 |
| Author | Barrel, Rebekah (b. 1749) |
| Additional authors | Wilder, Elizabeth (b. 1753) |
| Recipient | Barrell, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to her husband in New York, a soldier in "Capt. Jacob's Company in Colon. Baily's" regiment. Sweetly expresses her desire to be reunited with him after his six months of service. Discusses making clothes for him. A letter from Rebekah's sister, Elizabeth Wilder, appears on the verso. She reminds William of how much he is missed and loved. Also, comments: "we hear that their is no want for female soldiers in the camp[.] Beware of the Bed Blankit disorder." Discusses other local and family news." Rebekah and William had been married less than a year. |
| Subjects | Women's History Militia Revolutionary War Military History Textile Disease Health and Medical Sexuality |
| People | Barrel, Rebekah (b. 1749) Wilder, Elizabeth (b. 1753) Barrel, William (b. 1745) |
| Place written | Hingham, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Women in American History; The American Revolution; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | William Barrel was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, and married Rebekah (spelled Rebecca in some records), born in Hingham, Massachusetts, on 23 November 1775. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |