Original Handwritten Letter-may 10th, 1865-from Soldier-parents CIVIL War(mck17)
Acquired from a private collection of familial ephemera. One letter from from a soldier named Andrew Betts Jr who is writing to his parents. According to a AI summarization. This letter, dated "April 16, 1865" from "Camp at Rolla Missouri, " is written by A. Betts" and addressed to "Dear Father.
It is written on U. The author begins by stating he is well and hopes the same for his father and family. He mentions that he has been well all the time he has been in camp, which he states has been about three months. He notes that there are many sick people in the camp, but he feels that he will not be sick.The letter also mentions that the men have not been paid in a year and that he doesn't expect to be paid soon. He notes that they will get "twenty dollars a month" when they do get paid. The author describes the weather as a "cold and rainy morning" and says it has been raining from Sunday all night and Monday all day.
" He also mentions that there is a lot of "speculation about what they will do next, with some thinking they will go to Texas and others believing they will go home. He states that he is having a "pretty good time" and that he would like to come home for dinner. The letter ends with the author sending his love to all. Cool piece of American Ephemera history! We are surplus equipment dealers and do not have the ability or knowledge to test equipment for functionality beyond plugging it in and describing what we observe as best we can.
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