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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.52.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Thomas J. Kessler, G company, 1st regiment, Michigan, sharpshooters |
| Title | Thomas J. Kessler to his sister instructs her to sell some butter and eggs to purchase stamps and advises her not to visit |
| Date | 13 August 1863 |
| Author | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Recipient | Kessler, Elizabeth N. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Instructs his sister to sell some butter and eggs to purchase stamps. Advises her not to visit, says that the town is small and it would cost too much. Complains about the officers' backgrounds being in farming and not the military. Request that his father purchase him a colt with his money. Inquires after the family and everyone's health. The letter has a watermark on the top left hand corner. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Finance Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Travel Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Kessler, Thomas J. (fl. 1843-1868) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Thomas J. Kessler enlisted as a private on 29 June 1863 at Edwardsburg, Michigan. On 8 July 1863 he mustered into "G" Co. Michigan 1st Sharpshooters. He was mustered out on 28 July 1865 at Delaney House, Washington, D.C. |
| 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: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, G company |