Item Description

Title: Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

Author

  • Veazey, Wheelock G., 1835-1898

Recipient

  • Veazey, Julia A.

Source Document

Extent: 4 pages

Date Created: December 09, [1861]

Description

Topics include Wheelock G. Veazey telling his wife Julia A. Veazey how much he loves and misses her.

Genre(s): correspondence

Subject/topic

Subject/name

Subject/geographic

Language(s): English

Note [Digital Version]

2011-01-20, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

Type of Resource: text

Parent Collections

Access Conditions

Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, vhs-library@state.vt.us. For more information, see http://cdi.uvm.edu/about/rights.
More information.

Permanent Link:

http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/cwvhsVeazey35

Preferred citation

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey, Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, Vermont, http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/cwvhsVeazey35 (accessed May 21, 2013)

Wheelock G. Veazey to Julia A. Veazey

Converted to TEI encoding : Megan Resnick


Published by: University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Center for Digital Initiatives on 2011-01-22

Camp Griffin

Dec. 9.

My Sweet love

The mail did’nt come yesterday, so I got two letters to night. Aint you a splendid wife. Of course you are smart, & I do love you my own darling. I wish you would send R. Leonard’s letter back as some of our classmates want to see it. Hartness has been here, & Hobbs. They are in Washington & several others as clerks teachers &c. I dont know darling when the war will be over. Sometimes I think before a great while but its impossible to tell. It is delightful weather & a good time for anything -------------------------------- Page 2 -------------------------------- The rebels had a great review at Centerville the day we went foraging last week & were greatly alarmed at our advance. A party of officers went to Fort Corcoran, on Arlington Heights yes- terday, Sunday. Went into Falls Church where Gen’l. Washington attended & was married.

We shall have another honey moon when I come home. Shant we have a fine time? I would hold you my sweet angel if I were there. Are you real well? I wonder if you are careful enough of yr conduct? Do you think you are. I fear you will forget how particular I am. In order not to be -------------------------------- Page 3 -------------------------------- particular I must think about something or somebody else all the time & sort of let my love for you grow cold. Do you want me to? I dont like to do that, but had rather than to be jealous. You do like to give flowers to gentlemen so well & a thousand other things, I almost fear you forget your name. Do you ever? Do you truly love me just all the time? I must go to bed I wish we could be together. How quickly I should go to sleep. Should’nt you. Darling havent we had good times together? The past has been an eventful year. We can -------------------------------- Page 4 -------------------------------- hardly tell what the next will develop - perhaps a baby for one thing. Hope not, wife is enough especially when she is such a baby.

Kiss me my sweet darling, dont work too hard, nor set up late nights, but be very careful of yr health & be a good wife every way & love me. Do you? Dont you think I write very often? I will try to write oftener, but not very long probably.

Good night my own darling wife.
Yr husband


W. G. Veazey

Are you careful of such letters as this? Don't show it, but love yr husband

Add a comment:

*

* Optional

User Comments