2006-06
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/31/2006
A great war-date Christian Commissioner's, 4pp. 8vo., letter written in ink by James Hall, Camp Barry, Washington, Jan. 30, 1865 to his daughter concerning traveling to visit Camp Barry, Washington in 1865, reading, in part: "…I am stationed in charge at C. [amp] B. [arry]. I arrived Sunday after leaving home on Monday…after…some anxiety about where to stop…on making some inquiry of a passenger, whose residence was in W.[ashington] city…none but row Houses were kept Near the depot…I came…to stop for the night, after waiting a few moments deliver my valuables to the Clerk [I] inquired of a colored man with the Clerk was…said he, I am clerk. I found out however, that House was kept by a white man and saw some white guests but [the] Clerks and waiters were Darkys. A Baptist Minister from N. Y. was in charge of this station, when I came his term expired. A few days after then came a Methodist from Connecticut…who I expected would stop sometime but the Commission being short of delegates he left today going to Alexandria. Tomorrow…the agent send[s] word for me to take charge and he would send a Minister to preach on Sabbaths…we have held meetings every evening since I came. There is quite a No. of professors in camp who are anxious to sustain the cause…I have just returned from pr[ayer] meeting…we are soon to be deprived of most of our active men, who belong to Batteries that will leave soon….a great battle [is] calculated on sooner or later, which if successful…will…seal the fall of the rebellion….". Hall's phonetic spelling has been corrected. Minor spotting, else very good.
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