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Letter from George Quilty to Eliza Quilty
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Conscript Camp
Fair Haven
Sunday Aug 28 Conn
Sister Eliza
Here I am gay and happy as a lark with not a thing to mar my happiness. I arrived here safe and sound after after a dusty ride of two ((20)[?] miles and was placed in the third story of a dusty lousy old building there being no less than 500 on the same floor however I enjoyed myself tip top. Our grub is not the best nor the boorest, it jest goes down and that all. Pickpockets are thicker than lise on a Soldier's Shi[r]t Collar and not a night passes but some body losse's some thing but as yet I am safe. These
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are about 600 Vermonters here and we all bunk all together last night was my last night though. I was detailed to day one of the best in the U.S. they live high and have as good quarters as the Officers I will stay here my time out tell this to ma and she will all right. There is an old Sergeant punching me up and I will have to be in hast Your brother
George
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G. A. Quilty Conscript Camp Fair Haven Conn
in Care of Elmore Briggs
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[Iin another handwriting:]
Dear Katie
I received this letter last night it must have been in the Office two or three days as it was written on Sunday. why didn't ma get the money from Mike when he was at home he had his money with him. he says he cant let her have it now for 2 or 3 weeks. he didn't come down till last night with my [Serge?], Walter has not come home yet we expect him to morrow then I will know when Bell will come perhaps she will come with him I shouldn't be at all surprised to see her. I can tell you I have not had much time to rest since I have been here. I let Mary
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have a Party yesterday that kept me pretty for a while. Bella Brown was here all the afternoon Ella Brown has gone to [Brandon?] to Hatties you go and call on her she intends to go and see you but you had better go and call on her. Mrs Dyer was in here this afternoon to see me she sends her love to Ma and says she would give any thing to see her. when is John going I cant very well come home yet while Bell is gone how is ma give my love to all
good night
Eliza
Letter from John Quilty to Eliza Quilty
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Charleston March 15/66
Dear [?],
Enclosed please find note against Wm Connor for Twenty five dollars ($25.00) which I loaned him to pay his fare home the Steamer he came on put in here to coal, he and some others went a shore and were left he had no money not a cent. And I deamed it my duty to help him all though I know what he is he says he has mony in the Brattleboro Bank and will pay you as soon as he arrives in Rutland if you get it of him please send it to Ma. I had to borrow the mony. I have not had pay in some time. My money is invested in a Store up the South Sauter and in due Bills which makes me very short, I think he will pay the note at sight if he does not you can get it when the Regiment is mustered out which will be soon I think I may be home in a month or two it is very sickly here the small pox is very bad and on the increase give my love to B[??] & May please answer Truly Yours J A Quilty