Letter from Michael Lally to his wife, May 2, 1862
Camp near York town
May the 2 1862
Dear wife
I take this oppertunity of writing those few loynes to you and the children hoping that it will find you in good health as this leaves me in at present thanks be to God for his blessing to me so far a through the danger which I have to under go but with of God He will save me from this battle which I think it will be the last. I was paid yesterday a months pay and I sent you 15 dollars with the Mayor of Chelsey is name is Fry which he will send it to you as swoon as he gets home and if not you will
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call to the Mayor of Boston which it is from there I think it will be delivered from; and as swoon as you get it you will let me now, which I hope that I will be living to rcd the answer and if not you will hear of my death. You must excuse me for those few loynes for I feel sleepy for I am after coming off pickett this morning which I do not feel very smart. We had to keep up steady fire all night from both sides. You must think it is hard when we have to carry some dead hom to camp avery morning. We lost 2 men last night and 2 woonded which is not very pleasant to com to brakfas with
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Dear wife
I hope the children is in good health and if the are it is all right the will be expecting me home some tim to see them. You will give them my love and make them be good and quite and God will bless them. Give my love to all the friends and neaighbors.
No more at present from your affectionate husband
Michael Lally
tell Patt I rc'd a letter from him last Sunday and I thought that I should wait for a few days more before I should ans it.
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for Mrs. Bridgett Lally
Nr 66 Davis Roxbury
Mass
Direct as this
Michael Lally
Co. C 11 Reg't Mass Vol
Washington D.C.
Also I send you the receit of the money so as you will have no trouble of getting it. So you will go to the Mayor of Boston and I think you will have no difficulty in getting for I should like to here from it as swoon as possible.
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May 2, 1862
Lally, Michael
Near Yorktown, Virginia
1 letter (4 pages)
Lally, Michael
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