Letter from Dwight to his aunt Annie C. Harley
| Title | Letter from Dwight to his aunt Annie C. Harley |
|---|---|
| Subject | Yates, Dwight Rezin |
| Harley, Annie C | |
| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 6th (1898-1899) -- Personal narratives | |
| Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal narratives, American | |
| Cuba -- Description and travel | |
| Description | Letter from Dwight to his aunt Annie C. Harley about being mustered out, his trip back, and enquiring after his watch. |
| Creator | Yates, Dwight Rezin |
| Source | Dwight R. Yates papers; MMS-1805; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 1899-04-03 |
| Rights |
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| Format | Correspondence |
| application/pdf | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | mms01805_i00010 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/collections/item/32483 | |
| Spatial Coverage | Augusta (Ga.) |
| West Millgrove (Ohio) | |
| Rights Holder | Yates, Dwight Rezin |
| Type | Text |
[To Mrs. Annie C. Harley, West Millgrove, Wood Co., Ohio] Camp McKenzie, Agusta Ga. Dear Aunt -received your letter while we was in quarentine thought I wouldent answer till we got to Agusta I am in the best of health we are booked to get mustered out the 24th we arrived here last night at 6 oclock have a nice Camp 5 miles from Agusta I enjoyed the trip back better than going over but the grub was awfull poor nothing but soup we had coffee hard tack and corned beef for breakfast but we will have better late on answer this letter as soon as you get it for I am anxious about that watch it was a $17 watch gold case Swiss movement I dident have it registered but it was packed good If you dont get it I will be just $15 out I wouldent took less I wrote a letter to Mr Hoyt this morning and give him my opinion of him if he had took any thing off of that wheel he has no right to touch it I have enough trouble without that this is the last letters I will write will soon be home this is all write as soon as you get this so I will know about the watch Your nephew |
