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., Richmond, Va., May 18, 1865, in part: "…I seen in your letter that you would like to have one of old Lincoln's pictures but you was afraid to buy it. You can due just as you please…as I should like to have it as well as anybody…you can get one and if you do get a good one and be sure and not get fooled and buy somebody else's picture…as they might have some one else's but you had ought to know as you have seen all the rest of them pictures…I cant see what made you ask me whether you should get one as I never said no when you want anything in the house and you are house keeping alone this year…so do as you see fit as I am satisfied what ever pleases you…there was one company out of our Regt at Corps headquarters…the news they brought was that all one year men was to be sent home and discharged…I cant believe it…but there is one thing I will stay no longer in this Lousey state through till October …Virginia is Lousey all over for as soon as a man thinks he has no more lice and in a day or so he will be full again. I thought I was clear of them several times but in a day or so I…found out that I had a body guard with me…it is good to have a body guard in war time and I will discharge them when I get out of the service…D. W. Moser." Moser's German dialect phonetic spelling has mostly been corrected. Light stains, else
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