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Acknowledges receipt of his mother's letter; there is an abcess in his arm; the medical treatment is as good as can be expected; he received a letter from Sing Sing [N.Y.]; he received [news]papers from his sister, Anna; conditions at Carver Hospital are bad. Includes a listing of numbers added up in two columns. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.

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Acknowledges receipt of his mother's letter; his shattered arm will heal only slowly, and he is weak; urges his mother not to visit him at the hospital; will be home as soon as he can; weather is good; acknowledges receipt of [news]papers. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

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Acknowledges receipt of her letter dated [September 7]; asks his mother not to send him anything else, including stamps or money; received a letter from Anna [his sister]; his general condition is poor. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

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Acknowledges receipt of both his mother's letters; his medical condition improves, but the abscess in his arm wound continues; if his father visits him, it should be November 1; thanks his mother for sending money. 1 page. Autographed letter signed,

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Acknowledges receipt of both of his mother's letters; received lettters from his brothers Thomas and John; John does not yet have a house; believes his mother should not come to Washington, D.C. to visit him; Allcot's medical condition has improved. Includes a note [not dated] instructing his mother to give one of his books to his brother John and another to his sister Clara. 1 page. Autographed letter signed.

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Acknowledges receipt of his mother's letter, but sorry she is not well; the day is lovely; his physical strength is returning; Frank Kelly, the many who carried Allcot off the field when he was wounded, visited Allcot's parents; Allcot and Kelly promised to assist each other in the war; John, his brother, promised in a letter to see their parents at Thanksgiving. 2 pages. Autographed letter signed.

Scope and Contents Was slightly wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg; going to the rear for treatment; his [62nd] suffered 130 casualties; his [6th] Corps driven back from the heights of Fredericksburg by the Confederates; two companies of his regiment taken prisoner and 160 men killed, wounded, or prisoners; General [Joseph] Hooker's plan of attack should have worked; conscription should be enforced; wishes the family well, and his parents should write him concerning money he sent; rheumatism and his wound...