2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
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Union sutler’s 4pp. letter with original cover, to his brother, written by Calvin Orcutt who was employed by grocer Daniel V. Barnes of Barnes & Co., 481 9th street in Washington City. It appears that Daniel was assigned by his employer to serve as a sutler to the 141st Pennsylvania Infantry. Datelined: Washington D. C., July 28th 1863 in part “We have made a march of about fifty miles and back since we have been here. We came into the city last Wednesday morning, unloaded our goods, and went about three miles from the city and went into camp. I am in the city every day. I have to walk about one mile and then take the street cars ... We are encamped one mile from Georgetown on the Georgetown Heights—a very beautiful place. We can see all the forts around the city, see the steamers pass up and down the Potomac, and right in plain sight of the Reb. Gen. Lee’s former residence—a very beautiful large house just across the Potomac from Georgetown. ... We got news last eve that sutlers were ordered to their regiments but I don’t know how true it is. If that is the case, we will probably leave here in a day or two but when I cannot say. But I suppose in the direction of Harpers Ferry.
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