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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02829.18 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters of the Allen Family, including five while on U.S. gunboats off South America |
| Title | William Oves to his friend about not drawing pay and sailing to Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Date | 12 December 1862 |
| Author | Oves, William (fl. 1862-1896) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to tell him he is doing well. Knows he owes him "that small some," but that he has not been able to draw his pay due to various circumstances until now. Includes the payment with this letter. Wants him to write to inform him that he received it. Says they will stay at Fortress Monroe for about a week and then will sail for Wilmington, North Carolina and expects to stay there all winter. Asks him not to talk to anyone about the money he borrowed. Says he will see Joseph Allen before he leaves. Letter only dated "Dec 12th," but year inferred from content. Wilmington was not taken by Union forces until February 1865. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Finance Debt Soldier's Pay |
| Place written | Aboard USS Young Rover at Fortress Monroe, Hampton Roads, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 | Friend |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | USS Young |