Horatio Cole writes to Charles Cole

Contributed by John Micavich through Sebago Historical Society

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Horatio, brother of Charles Cole Co K, 25th ME Infantry, sends news from home - how many bushels of potatoes they've dug, how many quarts of acorns the younger children have collected. Thier mother has made a new shirt for Charles and wants very much for him to come home for a visit. He mentions that Mrs. Decker, their neighbor, has had news of her brother Edwin Witham, who was wounded in battle. News has come that another Sebago soldier, Daniel D Martin, was wounded in the leg and was taken prisoner. Charles' father Benjamin warns Charles not to sell his orders at a discount and to protect himself.

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Title: Horatio Cole writes to Charles Cole
Creator: Cole, Horatio Hill
Creation Date: 1862-10-05
Subject Date: 1865-10-05
Town: Portland, Sebago
County: Cumberland
State: ME
Media: ink and paper
Dimensions (cm): 20 x 13
Local Code: W.CC.4
Collection: John Micavich: Charles Cole family letters
Object Type: Text

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Sebago Historical Society
PO Box 59, Sebago, ME 04029
(207) 787-2489

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