January 2, 1863
Title
January 2, 1863
Subject
Letter to Lt. James P. Smith of the Headquarters of the 1st Virginia Artillery. The letter is dated January 2, 1863, from a camp near Bowling Green, Va. The letter sends a $1224.00 contribution for the relief of the citizens of Fredericksburg. In ink on blue-lined paper; signature line missing; badly faded.
UNIT ASSOCIATION: 1st VA Artillery
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UNIT ASSOCIATION: 1st VA Artillery
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Description
Hd.qr 1st Va Arty
Camp near Bowling Green
Lt. Jas. P. Smith A.D.C. ___
Lieutenant: I send $122__ the subscription of the six companies now under my command for the Fredericksburg sufferers. It would have been larger but for the fact that the men's pay has not yet been received, and that other calls have recently been made upon their liberality. Hoping that by this means some little suffering may be relieved.
I am
Very Respy.
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Camp near Bowling Green
Lt. Jas. P. Smith A.D.C. ___
Lieutenant: I send $122__ the subscription of the six companies now under my command for the Fredericksburg sufferers. It would have been larger but for the fact that the men's pay has not yet been received, and that other calls have recently been made upon their liberality. Hoping that by this means some little suffering may be relieved.
I am
Very Respy.
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Creator
Unknown
Date
January 2, 1863
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Collection
Citation
Unknown, “January 2, 1863,” Slaughter-Murray Papers, accessed April 17, 2026, https://slaughtermurray.umwhistory.org/items/show/79.