Part 21 of 25 in Civil War Letters of Algernon H. Scribner. The date below is the letter’s historical date; the article retains the collection’s publication date.
Letter transcription
[From Algernon's Grandmother, unidentified, to Algernon H. Scribner] Otisfield, June 2nd, 1864
My dear grandson, When I think how far you are from us it almost makes me shudder, and the many hardships you have to pass through I very often wish you were here with us, it is hard times enough here but we know but little to what you do. my health is better than it was when you went awy from here, your Father and Julia is here with us and are well as usual. Grandpa received your letter and was very glad to hear from you but very sorry your health was so poor, he says he wants you to write to him just the same as if he wrote to you for his hands are so stiff he cannot write, he works very hard.
[Inserted in right margin of this sheet] Simon and the Greenleaf fellow have got home. I want you to write just as often as you can. I should like to hear from you evry week you wrote you should like some bod corn and we had any quantity of it and should have been very glad for you to have some with us. Eunice received your letter and wrote to you next morning, but we have not had any letter from you this some time. Mr. Henry Turner is dead he died very sudden, Elisha Rather our children all go to school. Your Father don't write as often as I want he should and I thought I would write a few lines to let you know that we had not forgotten you, write as often as you can, you had one about two weeks ago. This from Grandmother.
Source
Transcribed by Jean F. Hankins in 2011 for the Otisfield Historical Society, with permission of owner Hal Ferguson of Otisfield. Original spelling, uncertain readings, and editorial notes are retained.
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