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Letter, Granville W. Belcher to Mary Caroline Belcher; 25 January 1863

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Identifier	mus.m042.0026
Title	Letter, Granville W. Belcher to Mary Caroline Belcher; 25 January 1863
Description	From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Granville W. Belcher, a farmer from Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, served in company F, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Belcher writes to his wife, Mary Caroline, on 25 January 1863 about his wife's health, household affairs, and the possibility of a furlough. 5" x 8"
Creator	Belcher, Granville W.
Date	25 January 1863
Coverage (time period)	January 1863
Resource type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of a 5" x 8" two-page letter.
Language	English
Publisher	University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version)
Notes	A finding aid for this collection is available online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m042.htm
Rights	Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contributing institution	Special Collections, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection	M042 Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters.
Source	Box 1 Folder 4
Digital repository	University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections.
Digital collection	Historical Manuscripts and Photographs.
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Color space	RGB
Bit depth	24 bit color

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Transcript	January the 25 1863 In Camp near Guinnia Station, Caroline County, VA My Mary, I again seat myself to answer you kind letter of the 13 of this month. I was verry sorry that you had haert (hurt) youself at work. I want you to move to you Fathers & stay there until I can come home. I think you had better if you Farther is willing for you to come. You will kil youself doing things that you are not able to do. I want you to take good care of youself. You must write me word how mutch you hogs weighed & how mutch corn you made. I like to here how many hogs you have got. You better sell you plantation tools.
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