William Haley letter from Savannah to his daughter Elzira, 1865
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William Haley, Jr. writes to his daughter, Elzira, that his health is not very good but improving. He had colic and “diarreah” since the 4th but he cured himself with “a bottle of brandy & some loaf sugar.” He saw the doctor every day and was given pills and powders but he did not take many of them. “There is others sick the same as I was that have taken the pills & powders and grow worse instead of better.”
He sends a ten dollar bill of confederate money which he states he bought for 10 cents on the dollar. He tells his daughter to “tell uncl Seth that I should like to be there & race him a little into the cellar & have some good cool cider.”
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- Title: William Haley letter from Savannah to his daughter Elzira, 1865
- Creator: Haley, Jr., William
- Creation Date: 1865-07-10
- Subject Date: 1865-07-10
- Local Name: Convene, Steep Falls
- Town: Gorham, Savannah, Sebago, Standish
- County: Cumberland
- State: GA, ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.5 x 12.5
- Local Code: W4.20
- Collection: Haley 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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LC Subject Headings
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Soldiers--Maine
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Families--Maine--Sebago
Haley family
Haley, Miriam Pugsley--Correspondence
Haley, William H.--Correspondence
Farms--Maine--Sebago
Letters
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 30th (1863-1865). Company E
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
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Haley, Jr., William
Meserve, John
Adway, Daniel
Haley, John (Johny) F.
Douglas, Seth
Dyer, Rueben
Davis, Charles
Haley, William (Billy) W.
Haley, Miriam Pugsley
Haley, Elzira M.
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