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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05732.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Dickson's grandfather |
| Title | William G. Dickinson to E. Levassor regarding the purchase of a mare |
| Date | 13 September 1865 |
| Author | Dickson, William G. (fl. 1861-1866) |
| Recipient | Levassor, E |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Dickson, who served as a Union Major during the Civil War, replies to a letter from his grandfather (possibly Eugene Levassor). Discusses the illness of Charlie, a mutual acquaintance. Relates events which took place regarding the acquisition of a mare from Captain Seeley. States that upon buying the mare, Seeley issued a receipt stating that the mare had never been in the possession of the United States Government, but that a Government brand appeared on the horse after she shed her hair. Offers to sell her to Levassor at a price Levassor sets. Reports "I have been running about at quite a rate but there is no prospect of my getting married. I think that soon I shall give up all thought of it." Instructs Levassor to respond care of E. Parson's & Company. Written on stationery containing a printed image of Astor House in New York City. |
| Subjects | Reconstruction Soldier's Letter Union Forces Health and Medical Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Government and Civics Forgery and Fraud Marriage |
| People | Dickson, William G. (fl. 1861-1866) Levassor, E. (ca. 1791-1880) Tillson, Davis (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Eugene Levassor served in Napoleon Bonaparte's army in France. After moving to several other countries, he settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, and finally retired to an estate in Covington, Kentucky. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |