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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.144 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Ann Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland about her health, the presidential election and farming |
| Date | 14 November 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes she is recovering from a cold and still has a cough. Gives updates on various neighbors and relatives. Says they sent him new boots last week. Comments on the [1864 Presidential] Election results and hopes the war will soon end. Reports the corn is being husked, but the winter wood is not cut yet. Thanks him for the money he sent for the new wagon they need. Prays for his safe return. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Woman Author Women's History Health and Medical Children and Family Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Election Government and Civics Politics President Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Soldier's Pay Transportation Union Forces |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) Maitland, William Grier (b. 1846) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| 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 |