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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02828.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters written by George A. Tittle while cruising the North Atlantic aboard the USS Kearsarge |
| Title | George A. Tittle to his sister, enclosing 50 dollars in treasury notes |
| Date | 4 February 1862 |
| Author | Tittle, George A. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to his sister and says that he is enclosing 50 dollars in treasury notes. Would have sent more but did not anticipate being at the Portsmouth Navy Yard for so long. Says he has an allotment of 10 dollars a month for 2 years beginning on 31 March being saved at the Navy Agent's office in Boston. The allotment is payable to their father. Wants their father to get Uncle Prescott to collect it. Thanks his mother for the "Puff, Pillow, &c" but that they would not be of use to him. Will sail today or tomorrow and their first destination will be Cadiz, Spain. Tells her to watch the newspapers for his ship's exploits. Says they will probably go half way around the world. Apologizes for writing in pencil, but says it is too cold to write in pen. Second page says the first payment of the allotment will be on the last day of next March and the other payments will be on the last day of each month thereafter. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Finance Children and Family Soldier's Pay Global History and Civics Journalism Maritime |
| People | Tittle, George A. (fl. 1862-1864) |
| Place written | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Folder Information: Surgeon steward Tittle details the "Kearsarge's" 1862-1864 cruise, including her engagement with the CSS "Alabama." The USS "Kearsarge" eventually fought and sank the Confederate raider off the French coast on 19 June 1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |