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| Field name |
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| Collection Reference Number
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GLC03603.050
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| From Archive Folder
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Collection of Charles M. Coit, field and staff, 8th regiment, Connecticut, infantry
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| Title
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Charles Coit to his family, requesting that his family judge the character of a prospective servant
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| Date
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8 December 1861
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| Author
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Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)
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| Document Type
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Correspondence
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| Content Description
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Writes that Mrs Dr. Perkins has visited him at the camp. Also mentions that he is trusting his family to judge the character of a prospective servant they have found for him in Norwich. Of the possible promotion he says, "Ellen must not expect me to get the position of Adjt. Genl. + don't think there is hardly a chance."
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| Subjects
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Civil War Military History Union Forces Infantry Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Servant Women's History Children and Family Military Camp
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| People
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Coit, Charles M. (1838-1878)
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| Place written
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Annapolis, Maryland
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| Theme
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The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family
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| Sub-collection
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Papers and Images of the American Civil War
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| Copyright
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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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| Module
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Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
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| Civil War: Theater of War
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Main Eastern Theater
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| Civil War: Unit
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8th Regiment, Connecticut, infantry
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| Transcript
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Show/hide Sunday PM Dec. 8, 1861 Another busy Sabbath. Have been at work all morning & shall be much of the afternoon. Stanton starts for Baltimore in the morning I shall have a colored man here stay with me for the present until I find some one. I dont know what to say about Sheldon Lippingwell's man, I am afraid to trust him if he is really honest & clean & willing to do what he can I should like him very much but I am afraid of men recommended by jiff. & Charlie Johnson the hack driver. I must leave it with you to decide as I know nothing about him. shall I have to pay his fair to this place - I will not engage anyone here until you write again, probably shall not have an opportunity Mrs Dr. Perkins was here yesterday rec'd note Friday evening as I wrote yesterday & went down about 11 o'clock to see her, went to the house & found she had just started walking for the camp with Douglass & a gentleman. Drove after & overtook them about a third of the way there & walked with her to camp leading my horse after I had offered to drive back to the towm & get her a carriage but she said no that they decided that before starting it is a very long & hard walk I have not walked it before since we have been here she sat a little time in my tent & I walked back almost to town with her. I did begin dya(?) the time very much for I knew the last part of it a court martial, was waiting for me, to be organized. Mrs Perkins went away in a PM train so I saw her no more said she came to see me & I was very sorry I could not have been more attentive. Nothing new. Ellen, I am much obliged to for her letter. Afraid she writes the news generally & mother the business. Your letter was rec'd too late yesterday PM to answer before. Your aff son & bro Chas Ellen must not expect me to get the position of Adjt.Genl & dont think there is hardly a chance.
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