William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry

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In camp same asyesterday July 4th 1864Dear darling wife

I had no other way to celebrate the “glorious fourth of July” so have kept at home all day in my tent and have written a good letter to sister Katie and one to Eli – it is now nine oclock but I could not go to bed without saying just one little word to my darling if I did write you yesterday. We are still resting in camp and our boys all well – if all is quite tomorrow will write

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you a good letter I have written so much to day that it makes my finger ache so will say good night darling one. Oh! if I could only give you a good kiss with it.

As ever William

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Title: William Wirt Henry to Mary Jane Henry
Author: Henry, William Wirt, 1831-1915.
Recipient: Henry, Mary Jane, d. 1871.
Date Created: 1864-07-04
Description: Henry writes that he has celebrated the Fourth of July by writing letters to his “sister” Katie Parker, and to Eli B. Johnson, and that he couldn’t go to bed without writing a short letter to his wife, though his wound still pains him.
Subject: Families of military personnel.
Genre: correspondence
Type: text
Language: English
Extent: 2 pages
Language of Cataloging: English
Source Document Location: Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, Vermont
Date Captured: 2013-06-25T19:46:15.924Z
Digital Format: image/tiff
Note [Digital Version]: 2013-06-25, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.
Identifier (local): cwvhsHenryWilliam116
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War
William Wirt Henry Correspondence
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18640704

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