Letter from Peter R. Faulk to his sister Eve Platt
| Title | Letter from Peter R. Faulk to his sister Eve Platt |
|---|---|
| Subject | Faulk, Peter R |
| Platt, Eve M. | |
| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 104th (1861-1865) | |
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives | |
| Description | Letter from Peter R. Faulk to his sister Eve Platt about his health, the weather, the high cost of various items, and the war. |
| Creator | Faulk, Peter R |
| Source | Peter Faulk papers; MMS-1644; Center for Archival Collections; University Libraries; Bowling Green State University |
| Date | 1862-12-26 |
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| Format | Correspondence |
| application/pdf | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | mms01644_i00003 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/32705 | |
| Spatial Coverage | Kentucky |
| Type | Text |
Head quarters 104th December the 26th A.D. 1862 Dear Sister with gratitude and Pleasure I have seated myself down to answer your kind Letter which I received some time ago and was glad to hear from you I am still injoying Rich treasurs of health and I hope that these lines may find you in the same state of health and now I will tell you that it commenced Raining this morning and is raining yet and will rain yet on till night and it makes it disagreeable both in and out of Camp and now I will tell you that we got pay for two months and we were glad to get hold of it too and we will get pay for two months more the 15th of January 1863 and now I will tell you thi[ng]s are Remarkably Dear here I paid five Cents for this sheet of paper to write you a Letter and tell you how I am and Butter is a dollar a pound and tobacco is one dollar & fifty Cents a pound and Cheese is a dollar a pound and so on I cant tell you all but sugar is 75 Cents a pound and Coffee is 75 Cents a pound and it costs this Regiment [plum] one thousand dollars every day we are out and I think by that that the war will not Last Long any more you may well know how times are here in Kentucky I tell you they are pretty tough and if the war does not Close pretty soon the times will Be tougher yet but I hope to god it will Close before Long because I am tired playing war but I dont want the war to break up until the furss [fuss?] is settled but it will never be settled by fighting as long as the [w]orld stands it wont but it will Be settled by a Compromise but I tell you they are fighting for nothing else then for the niggeres and I don't Like it one bit But I have to put up with it now Well I must Close for this time by sending my Best respects to you and all uncle Peters Folks and tell uncle petters folks to write to me and tell me what is the matter with Coz John that he dont write to me. No more But I remain your humble Brother Until Death Peter R. Faulk Direct to Richmond Kentucky |
