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Title: Andrew Craig Fletcher to Ella Fletcher, 1864 November 2 and Four Addenda

Author

Fletcher, Andrew Craig

Recipient

Fletcher, Ella

Source Document

Extent: 6 pages

Description

Topics include lack of trade in St. Albans, his work in a store, and his plans to visit home.

Genre(s): letter

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2009-01-20, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

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Fletcher Family

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Andrew Craig Fletcher to Ella Fletcher, 1864 November 2 and Four Addenda, Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers, Carton 063, Folder 006, Item 012, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/CnbC063f006i012 (accessed May 25, 2013)

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Andrew Craig Fletcher to Ella Fletcher, 1864 November 2 and Four Addenda

Transcription : Travis Puller

Published by: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections on 2008-12-31

Andrew Craig Fletcher to Ella Fletcher, 1864 November 2

St Albans Nov 2 1864

Dear Sister

I Rec your kind letter Came to hand I was glad to hear from you It is pretty exciting times here now their is not much trade all is military just now I think that I shall be at home Thanksgiving or New Years Cant tell which

I should like to take a peep into fathers home just now and see you All but can not I am contented where I am have a splendid place to work and not very hard Mr Armington is a going to Canada tomorrow so I shall have easy thing to see to

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I am afraid the town will be burned before next spring for they threaten it in Canada If so I shall go to some other place

I cant think More to write just now

A.C. Fletcher

St Albans, No 2 1864, To his much Respected Sister Miss Ella Fletcher, Off Watterville, Vermont

PS enclosed please [UNCLEAR: "recognize" ] the old Lady

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Addendum 1

Tell Allie to be a good boy and see to things

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Addendum 2

for 60 cts per bus Eggs 18cts day

Mother dont wory about me I will be a good boy and be steady

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Addendum 3

Adress A.C.F. St Albans

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Addendum 4

A chance Kiss [UNCLEAR: "Adel" ] for me & tell her to be a good girl