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Letter is three and a half pages in bold ink. It written from New York City on the soldier’s way to the front. The letter is dated May 14, 1864.
After sending his greetings he talks about leaving New Haven and arriving in New York City. He talks about the group he is traveling with. He says some men are from the 17th Vermont some from the 4th and the 9th. He talks about some of the men being sick and of some going to the hospital. Then he tries to describe what he is seeing in New York City. He writes “I wish you all could be here and see the sites I have seen in one hour. Teems of all sorts running over the pavments makes a loued clattering noise it is a steedy strem of teems clatter, clatter all the time then footman are so thick one can hardly get along thare is all classes of people here. I will write a fiew that you will see perhaps in three minits time thair is the Boot Black Chimney Sweep Rag and Bone Pickers News Boys Peddlers of all descriptions Begars without number this is some of the poorer class then thare is every grad of Beings up well I wont try to tell for I dont know but I should guess some of them wer pretty high up by their looks.”
He then closes the letter with his good wishes and says “I remain your son till death seperates us from earth. from Francis”.
One cannot but regret that Francis did not sign his last name so that we would be able to see if he survived the war.
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