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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.10.166 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Joseph M. Maitland |
| Title | Henry Coleman to Joseph M. Maitland about shucking corn and watching a blind preacher |
| Date | 5 March 1865 |
| Author | Coleman, Henry (fl. 1865) |
| Recipient | Maitland, Joseph M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Letter addressed "Dear friend Joseph." Says they will be shucking corn all day. Reports that Joseph's brother Grier bought four sheep for ten dollars and they are now worth thirty dollars. Informs he went to a church meeting and heard a blind man preach. Letter includes four cutouts of hand-drawn animals. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Health and Medical Religion Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Maitland, Joseph M. (1839-1918) Coleman, Henry (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Kingston, Ohio |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Agriculture; Children & Family |
| 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 | Friend |
| Civil War: Unit | 95th Ohio Infantry, G Company |