William Haley, Jr. letter to his wife, Miriam, 1865
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William Haley wrote to his wife in Sebago from a military camp near Washington, DC. Haley mentions that he is in a field watching his horses graze and that he has heard that Booth has been caught. “I hope that it is so I should like to see that villing strung up.”
He hopes to get paid on Saturday and to send Miriam some money, “I expect you have snug work to get along for money.”
He speculates about the end of the war and asks what the copperheads say about the murder of Lincoln.
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- Title: William Haley, Jr. letter to his wife, Miriam, 1865
- Creator: Haley, Jr., William
- Creation Date: 1865-04-25
- Subject Date: 1865-04-25
- Local Name: Convene
- Town: Arlington Heights, Sebago, Washington
- County: Cumberland
- State: DC, ME, VA
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 13
- Local Code: W4.13
- Collection: Haley Family Letters
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Sebago Historical Society
PO Box 59, Sebago, ME 04029
(207) 787-2489
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LC Subject Headings
Letters
Haley, William H.--Correspondence
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 30th (1863-1865). Company E
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers--Maine
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
Haley family
Families--Maine--Sebago
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
People
Booth, John Wilkes
Meserve, John
Haley, Sr., William
Haley, John (Johny) F.
Davis, Charles
Haley, Elzira M.
Haley, Miriam Pugsley
Haley, Jr., William
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