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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.168 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Bell Wharton to Joseph M. Maitland mentioning her health issues and the scarcity of interesting news |
| Date | 9 March 1865 |
| Author | Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter addressed "My Dearest Joe." Expresses pleasure at receiving his letters. Complains news is scarce and it is difficult to write two letters a week with anything interesting to say. Reports she attended a "sing" at the Baptist Church. Informs a neighbor has typhoid fever. Complains of a sore throat and toothache. Asks, "Wasn't that disgusting about A. Johnson being drunk the day he was inaugurated?" (Possibly referring to President Andrew Johnson, who was in office 1865-1869 and was inaugurated 15 April 1865, after the date of this letter. May therefore be referring to his inauguration as Abraham Lincoln's Vice President, which occurred on 4 March 1865). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Woman Author Women's History Religion Health and Medical Disease Death Typhoid Fever President Vice President Alcohol Corruption and Scandal Inauguration |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Religion; Government & Politics; Women in American History |
| 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: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |