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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.118 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Grier Maitland to Joseph M. Maitland reporting on his visits to church, their mother and a visit by Bell |
| Date | 27 March 1864 |
| Author | Maitland, Grier (fl. 1837-1920) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Maitland writes to his brother from home. Thanks him for a recent letter. Reports he went to church twice on Sunday and heard two very good sermons. Quotes several verses from the Bible. Says mother finds it hard to write at night and will write him in the morning. Letter continues the next day on 28 March. Says he hopes to plough today, but it is raining very hard and the field is wet. Reports Bell was there for a visit. Includes a three cent stamp on the envelope. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Children and Family Religion Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Women's History |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Maitland, Grier (fl. 1837-1920) Wharton, Bell (fl. 1862-1866) |
| Place written | Salem, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Agriculture; Women in American History; 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 | Brother |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |