Elms Farm, August 23, 1851, Thursday morning, five o'clock-? A little foggy, but will be a fine day. MY DEAR SIR, — At noon yesterday ...

[Franklin, August 31, 1851.] Sunday evening. MY DEAR SIR, — This has been a lonely and rather unhappy day. Since last evening the pain in ...

Franklin, September 8, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — I was delighted to receive your letter of the 2d, and to find you are at home, safe and well. ...

Revere House, Friday. September 13, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — It has been suggested as possible, that some of those who will dine on the common...

Marshfield, Green Harbor, September 15, 1851.           Monday morning, eight o'clock. MY DEAR FRIEND, — Since I wrote you last, I have ...

Boston, September 22, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — I am desirous of placing these trifles 1 in your possession, as a gift from my own hand; the m...

Marshfield, September 26, 1851. Friday, two P. M. MY DEAR SIR, — Here I am once more, and here, I assure you, I am most happy to be. After...

Marshfield, September 27, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — My speech of the 7th of March, 1850 , is probably the most important effort of my life, and...

(EXTRACT.) Marshfield, September 28, 1851. MY DEAR SIR, — I heard with great pleasure of your arrival at Washington in safety and good healt...

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Camp Warren, Ia. Sept. 29th/61 Ia Cavalry                Dear Sisters 1 I received your kind letter yesterday morning but as I did not hav...

Freezing in the shade Icesicles to our cabbin eves 18 inches to 2 ft long the ponds of water covered with thin ice, forenoon snowing moderat...

Ice on the ponds in Helena is barely sufficient to beare up a man & some are sliding & occasionally one breaks in & gets wet, so...

Morning a fiew boys ventured on the ice some broke in. the day was mild & the snow melted fast, & the mud is in great abundance, at ...

My back is yet suffering I fear it is rheumatism Our Capt TM Fee has gone out with a squad of men on picket his first adventure here SOURC...

My back is not much better Evening Capt TM Fee & 1 took a little tramp, & visited the fine former residence of the Rebble Brig Genl ...

Streets almost impassible for footmen. I called in a verry pretty residence surrounded with beautifull shrubery & had a social chat with...

I took a ramble out to some of the pickets. Capt T M Fee was officer of the day Brother Oliver Williams of the 24th Reg Iowa Vol passed the ...

Rainey with mud beyond description I have been boxing up some cotton seed &c to send home Rev Oliver Williams called & spent the aft...