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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03742.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Letter from the Smith family to Asa Smith |
| Title | Smith family to Asa Smith describing life at home |
| Date | 31 October 1861 |
| Author | Smith, Maria (fl. 1861) |
| Additional authors | Stedman, Mary C. (fl. 1861) |
| Recipient | Smith, Asa |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | There are four separate notes from various family members to Asa Smith updating him on family and home life. One is from his sister "Maria," one from his sister "Carrie," another from his sister "Mary," and the last is from his mother. Maria's note: references receiving Asa's letter. She says they received a letter from Wallace ( Asa's brother William Wallace Smith) too. Wallace said he was under marching orders and expects to be in a battle soon. Wallace said he has not slept much, but eats well on corn beef, ham, rice, and beans. Says "Mother is fixing some trimming for an apron for me, Mary is at work on the same thing, Father is reading his newspaper (of course)." Tells him about her schoolwork. Carrie's note: Updates him on Wallace and tells him that Wallace "had no cause to complain of his living." Says their mother and father went to Mr. Ellis Stedman's for tea. Mary's note: Says she will mend any stockings if he sends them home. Asks about his health and wants to know if he has any of the bronchitis still. Mother's note: References poem from GLC03742.01 and says it might be published in the "Waltham Sentinel." Relays rumors about the government that Mrs. Cameron is a traitor and that even Mrs. Lincoln is mistrusted. Says "Wasn't it dreadful to have those poor wounded soldiers drowned crossing the Potomac. It seems we are blockaded instead of the rebels your way." |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Civil War Military History Union Forces Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Military Camp Diet and Nutrition Military Provisions Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Journalism Clothing and Accessories Education Entertaining and Hospitality Health and Medical Poetry Literature and Language Arts Government and Civics Corruption and Scandal Lincoln's Cabinet First Lady Blockade Death Injury or Wound Confederate States of America |
| People | Stedman, Mary C. (fl. 1861) Smith, Asa (fl. 1861-1862) Smith, Maria (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother Son |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |