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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02829.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Allen Family, including five while on U.S. gunboats off South America |
| Title | Joseph H. Allen to Mary Mayberry about a coming ball |
| Date | 21 October 1860 |
| Author | Allen, Joseph H. (fl. 1859-1865) |
| Recipient | Mayberry, Mary |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Allen on the USS "Congress." Says his health and spirits are well. Reports there is no news other than "the Ball[.] I expect it will be a grand afair [sic] as the men at the head of it are the most respectable in the ship." Sends regards to individual friends and family members. Says I "hope soon to get our orders for home not that I am tired of the ship but I would like to see you all again." Says he would like to hear from his friends and in "particular the young Ladies." Postscript asks her to bundle letters as the Navy charges for each individual letter brought to the ship. Asks that he tell their mother it is his belief that the "Congress" will be home in 10 months. Says one officer has bet 100 dollars on it. Written on blue paper. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Entertaining and Hospitality Latin and South America Women's History Post Office Finance |
| Place written | Aboard USS Congress near Buenos Aires |
| Theme | Children & Family; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Unit | USS Congress |