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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.163 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Ann Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland mentioning a funeral, her worries for their farm and a revival of religion in the county |
| Date | 22 February 1865 |
| Author | Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Maitland's mother writes to her son. Expresses hope he will be home in the spring. Reports she attended a funeral for an eighty-year-old neighbor. Comments there has been a revival of religion in the county. Includes a detailed accounting of their financial situation. Mentions his brother Grier bought a coat for twenty dollars: "...I have to let him get some things for himself or he gets out of heart and thinks he has to work and gets nothing..." Worries about the amount of work that needs to be done on the farm during the summer and the scarcity of help. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Woman Author Women's History Death Religion Finance Clothing and Accessories Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Labor |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, Ann (fl. 1854-1871) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Joseph Maitland enlisted on 8 August 1862 as a Private. He was mustered into "G" Co. OH 95th Infantry. He was mustered out 31 May 1865 at Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Son |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |