John R. Coupland, Huguenot Springs, to Juliana Dorsey, 1863 August 16

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: id167403

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Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Went to Huguenot Springs after suffering a headache and pain in the liver for two weeks; hopes to recover fully in a short time even though he is still suffering from bowel complaint that has "defied the kind attentions of both Cousin John [Dupuy] and Dr. W[alker]"; received the box she sent with the shirts she made him; informs her that he pays the least amount for board of any clerk in this area, being $70 a month while most rooms go for $100-$125 per month; tells her that $3 Confederate buys $1 of State Bank money and $10 of the same will buy $1 Yankee funds; hears that the Yankees are still allowing provisions into Williamsburg and that his family is well, though he has not yet had a letter from them; believes that his sickness results from "hard & hot marching around Richmond where the 20,000 Yankees at the White House threatened the city"; marched one night from 11 p.m. to daybreak, being 16 miles, and slept on the ground with no blankets. 6 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Dates

Creation: 1863 August 16

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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