Raynors HCA 2017-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2017
War-date Union soldier's letter, 4pp. 8vo., written by Private David W. Moser, 199th Penn. Vols., Dutch Gap, Va., Nov. 20, 1864, in part: "…I seen in your letter that your brother John was drafted. Ket me know if he…got a substitute…I am sorry to hear that anyone should be drafted but if they want men they must draft if they don't volunteer. You said…that there was some talk about a draft in Hyde Park…let it come I am not afraid this time. I was very glad to hear that Thos. Houser sent you a mess of quail…tell him a should like if he sent me a mess. Thare is plenty here but they wont let me shot them and if they [did] I could not with this gun they give me. I was very glad to hear that old Abraham was reenlisted and hope it will bring the Joneys all rite again…D. W. Moser…". Moser's German dialect phonetic spelling has mostly been corrected. Light stains, else VG
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