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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.198 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | A. W. Tibbits to J. M. Maitland and family sharing his dismay at the outcome of the election for clerkship, and noting that a drinker and gambler won |
| Date | 17 April 1884 |
| Author | Tibbits, A. W. (fl. 1884 -1886) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reports his nephew was also a candidate for clerk of the county. Expresses dismay at the outcome of the election; "...the only drinking gambling whoring man got it..." Mentions the poor health of one of the horses, "...I think at the next moon she will go blind..." Complains about the quality of the circulars he received. Letter is brown with small holes and fraying on the edges. |
| Subjects | Politics Election Government and Civics Morality and Ethics Gambling Sexuality Alcohol Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Tibbits, A. W. (fl. 1884 -1886) |
| Place written | Clarksville, Illinois |
| Theme | Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| 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 |