Slaughter-Murray Papers

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Medical Director’s Office,
Headquarters, Defences New Orleans,
New Orleans, May 6th 1864

Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Murray

My Dear Friends,
Your
Very welcome letter was received in the due course of mail; we were very glad to hear of your being…

Hospital Boat Connecticut
off Alexandria Va.
May 4th /64

Dear Father & Mother
I received the letter that you wrote to me on the 2nd of May just as I was starting off. There was a squad of us sent on this boat and another on the State of Maine…

Harewood Hos. May 18th /63

Dear Uncle
I have just received your letter of the 17 inst, and was very glad to hear from you. I am glad that pap got in time for the car; as I was afraid I kept him too long. Tell mother that she had better not come…

March 31st

Montgomery Slaughter Esq., Mayor of Fredericksburg

Sir,

I have the honor to enclose to you a check for three hundred and twenty four dollars ($324), the contribution of Cos B&D and of the field and staff of the M-Cavalry. The…

Hd.qts, Bulter Brigade Mar 3rd 1864

Mr. Slaughter
Mayor of Fredericksburg Va.

My Dear Sir,

Genl Young desires me to say that the enemy have escaped down the [Peninsula] & our party by _______. [C H* ]They attacked Richmond on the day…

Richmond, Va Mar 28, 1863

M. Slaughter, Esq. Mayor

Dear Sir,

This will introduce to you Our friend Col. Ball “the hero of Fredericksburg” as we term him. He visits Fredericksburg en route to Stafford in ______ and may need your aid &…

Potomac Creek Mar. 27th 1863

Dear Father & Mother.

I received your letter of the 22nd inst, last evening, and as all the rest of the regiment has gone to the marriage festival over to General Birneys Headquarters, and I was left behind as a…

Bk of Virginia, Fredericksburg
Richmond, Mar 26/64

Mr Slaughter Esq.

Dear Sir,

Your of 24 is _____ with an ______ $121_ to your ______. We will comply with your request by ______ your balance is $______.

$188 was put to your credit on…

Potomac Creek Mar 22nd 1863

Dear Father & Mother

I received your letter of the 15th inst last evening, and was very glad to hear from you. I received my box, and everything was good in it. You ask me if I can manage to keep war, might think so…

Potomac Creek Mar. 20th

Dear Father & Mother

As it is storming outside, and we cannot do anything today, I though that I would sit down and write you a few lines. I received my box the 14th, everything was good, but I lost my jelly as usual, as…
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