Camp Letched Henderson Diary From the 47th Ind Cavalry
Orv Harcuer writes from Camp Letched Henderson Kentucky on January 17 1863. He notes reception by company men soldiers health reports from Romsey scouting Green River Ashbysburgh snowbound inspection delays and prison cases over selling government horses. He praises Mrs Letcher and Mr Letcher for camp support and mentions Enoch Abbott buried with honors. He details scattered battalion, few patrols, and plans to report further actions by the 4th Cavalry.
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Henderson
Mapr
Eptror
Romsey
Ashbysburgh
Green River
Platter
4Th Cavalry
Orv Harcuer
Contorted Civil War Era Letter and Satirical Notes
A scanned letter to Sgt. Gidden in Indiana warns of a violent anti abolitionist threat dated February 1 1863 and references deserters in Rush County. The text shifts to remarks by Lewis Thompson of the New York Tribune about masquerade balls and absurd incidents including a Baltimore locomotive parody and a rebel federal picket exchange.
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Gidden
Indianapolis
Rush County
Oftiadies
Tve
Chronic Laryngitis and the windpipe A medical letter
Dr. R Hunter explains larynx and trachea structure, true bronchitis distinction, chronic laryngitis causes and symptoms. He warns against caustics and whalebone treatments, prescribes inhaler use and vapors, notes prognosis, and outlines speech and vocal risks with emphasis on lung involvement. He signs from New York in 1863.
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R. Hunter
Aurora Commercial
Robert Hunter
Broadway
New York
Hunter
Peace propositions spark fierce Confederate reply from Richmond
Richmond replies to James Brooks in New York with a secessionist hard line. It vows separation from the Union, rejects peace on reunion terms, and denounces Northern leaders as thieves and murderers while praising Confederate resolve and independence. The piece follows British and German life notes on frugality and industry.
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Free States
Richmond
James Brooks
New York
Brooks
Potomac
North
Confederate States
Brooks and van Buren
Union
Confederacy
Lincoln
Beecher
Hale
Davis
Rebel Opinion and a Borneo Abduction Tale
The Richmond Whig condemns Yankees as natural menials and urges subjection to southern lords. A traveler’s note from Borneo recounts an absurd abduction by a female oranguatourong that traps a man in a tree nest, then ends in tragedy as he escapes and is killed by a poisoned arrow.
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Richmond Whig
South
Rapine
Borneo
Muret
Bren
Soldier misrepresenting age loses discharge claim
Judge Perkins ruled for the defense against a soldier with twelve months service who sought discharge claiming no obligation. The solider admitted enlisting at seventeen despite alleging twenty one, making the oath of service binding. The decision is expected to deter soldiers from using bounty incentives to evade duties.
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Hisran
London Streets and People Reflect a World City
The article notes 3800 streets in London spanning 3000 miles if straightened, implying a yearlong walk at ten miles per day. It counts vast immigrant and religious groups in London, including Scots, Irish, Romanists, Jews, Germans, French, Italians, and Asians, framing the city as a global mission field.
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London
Calais
Constantinople
Edinburg
Dublin
Rome
Palestine
Leipsic
Potsdam
Boulogne
Havre
Sale of Fort Snelling Lands Disputed Ownership
The Chicago Tribune reports a private 1857 sale of Fort Snelling and 8000 acres to Franklin Steele and others for nine thousand dollars. No public notice was given, payments were not completed, Steele remains in possession, and rent charges may leave the government in debt beyond the purchase price. The fort was repaired last fall and used as the State rendezvous for volunteers since April 1861.
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Fort Snellarsye
Floyd
Fort Snelling
Franklin Steele
Minnesota
Franklin
Steele
Chicago Tribune
Porter and son in same Philadelphia mercantile house
A 70 year old porter earns seven dollars a week while his son, who sells goods, makes 2500 dollars. The father hauls merchandise to the sidewalk. In another Philadelphia case a wealthy man’s father sells apples from a street basket outside his home.
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Philadelphia
Little boy rewrites prayer with bold line break
A mother teaches her child the familiar prayer Our Father and the bedtime verse Now I lay me down to sleep. After failed attempts the boy declares I amn't much on lay me down to sleep but just put me on our Father and I can't be beat.
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Great North-West
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Journal of Health
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Berry
Committee On Agriculture
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