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Holland Letters

Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family

Camp Hill Monday August 18th 162

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Dear Wife

I once more Seat myself to write you a few lines to let you no that I am not well at this time hoping when you get this it may find you all well I dont no whether I will ever have an opertunity of writing soon again or not for we have orders to prepare three days rations to go to Gordonsville va but I think it is uncertain when we will be taken too for we no nothing here I dont think I will go if I am no better when we get orders to Start for my throat is very Sore and my back and legs hurt me very much but they may forse me to go I Saw Some of our radell kin Since I come here Sidney Millhollen and Wife was here Saturday and his son and daughter was here today cousin calvin Morrison is here Mach was here but I did not see him harve is post master in town Alexander saw him he went out with some of the rest of them to get their likeness taken they will all sense then home the first chance our company has just ben caled together by the agetant from the Thirty Seventh regiment and give uss orders to have our rations ready by three Oclock tomorrow morning and if I am well anuf I would rather go then be left by myself Laben Quinn Chilian Bradley Ben Bradley Salisha hanna will be left here with the special guard they will be company to me if I Stay while they are here but that is uncertain Margaret if is gods will that I may never meet you and my children in this world I want us to live so we will meet in a world where there is no wars nor rumer of wars and whare we will have peace and hapiness I will have to Stop riting for we have cooking to do and everything to pack up

So fare wall dear Wife and Children Fatherinlaw and Jane and all inquiring Friends

Margaret A Holland M.L. Holland and Family

P.S. I want you to write as soon as you get this letter and if you dont get a nother letter from me Soon you may conclude I am gone direct your letters to camp hill near Statesville Company G in care of capt McRae write as soon as you get this letter for if I dont get it it will make me ods I would like to read a letter from you every day I have ben gone for have nearly one week and have not had any word from home yet I have rote three letters and will write every chance home sweet home I long to see Farewell dear wife and Sweet babes

M. A. Holland M.L. Holland and Family

John R Quinn I wish you would send this to Margaret if you please M.L. Holland


 

Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family

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Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863

Dear Brother and Sister

I once more take my pen in hand to let you know my present condition my health is very good at this time and the health of our co is very good all of our hawgs are fat and Sasey I weigh 1 hundred and 78 lbs I felt more like liaring then I When I was in Gaston last in the next place I must tell you We have move to Wilmington We came hear last night about 9 oclock We have got first rate houses to live in but I cant tell how long we will stay in them it is Said We ar going to Charleston but We dont for Serton Whear we will go but I know one thing if Thear ar Eney fiting to doo we have to be Thear but I hope they wont be Eney more it is Said We Will all Get home this Spring in time to Rase a crop But I dout it but I wish it may bee So far I have got tired of travlin about Well in the next plase I must tell you that John R Falls and Buoyd has not got ther Boxes hear yet John R and Willson has Started Back for them to day they left Boyd back in Raleigh to weight on them but Boyd was boxes Neither has come I got a leter from you and Jane and one par of Socks Which I was glad to hear frome you all and to hear you was all Well and I Will send one par of Pants to John M Davis and if they ar too large he can lay them a way until next fall So I must come to a close for having wants me to wright a few lines for him I want you and Mag to Wright to and Jane for it seams like none of the rest is going to Wright So wright soon direct your leters to Wilmington Co H 49 Reg Ransom Bregade Tell the gales all I would like to bee thear a While

Davis M L Holland and Mag and James Davis Will


 

Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family

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Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863

Dear Wife

I once more Seate my self down to drop you a few lines to let you know how I am giting I have not bin well for some many days but I am going about but I hope when theas few lines comes to hand they will find you all in good health I havent had a leter from you since Love came out hear and I think it is most time to get one We got to Wilmington Last night and it was very Cold for we has to ride on flats Cares and it ant Warme hear to day We are in very good houses and they are haling us wood Wood We are living fast now but I cant tell how long we will Stay hear Mira Jim and she has Rote for a box but we never got it yet you can Send it yet if you have Enny Good Chance So I must come by asking you to Wrigt as Soon as you git theas few lines So far will my Love till I see you a gane.


 

Letter to M.L. Holland

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Mr M. L. Holland

Dear friend as you to rite havent done so will drop a few lines in Harriets leter to let you know I am well at this time hope when reach you They may youre family is enjoying the same great I have herd from you several times since I saw you I was glad to lern your helth was improving I understand you have got your ferlow lengthend you are wise in doing so for times is a great deal worse that when you left we only get one meal a day I dont know how we may stand it I will look for you to bring me a little of something to eat but remans your friend til death

Hanna To M. L. Holland


 

Letter to Margaret A. Holland

 

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I am at Mrs Hoffmans and I want you to Send for me Send some way for me to By down if you can as I am very sick and tired I think J M. Hanna will come and bring his Horse if not do the best you can

M.L. Holland


 

Letter to Margaret A. Holland and Children

 

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This is Sunday but there is no Sunday here you can se every thing that is bad going on here you can hear Oaths without number Se men playing cards ball marbles baste and almost every thing that is wicked in the Eyes of God it dos Look like the men in the army is geting worse there was two men in our regiment fell out playing cards today and walked over the Gard Line and took a regular Fight and they ware both put in the Gardhouse my intentions is to gard against them as much as posible for we are wicked anuf here and Sin anuf at best we have preaching hear by the Methodist and Camelites but the Soldiers dont Seem to take much interest in what they Say the most of the Preachers tuch on the war prety Strong and you no I dont believe much in war preaching Oh that we could get home So wecould go to preaching and take our dear little children withe us to hear hoo we please no one nows what priviledges we once enjoyed only them that has tryed it by being tore from home and them that is near and dear to them Oh that some more could feel what I have felt I think they would turn their ways before it is everlastingly two late just to hear men hear talking of loved ones at and expresing their feeling about being parted from Fathers Mothers Brothers Sisters Wifes and Children not considering the dangers and Fateage of camp life dear Wife I will have to stop writing for I could fill a quire of paper on Such Subjects as we have before us at this time I want you to excuse this bad composed letter and remember that you have one that is near and Dear to you in a far distance from you Farewell M.L. Holland to M. A. H. and children  

Oh that I could se you all and I could tell you more than I could write on all the paper I could get

M.L.H. to M.A.H. and children


 

Letter to Margaret A. Holland and Children

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Near Liberty Mills March 13th 1864

Dear Wife and Children

I will write to you this Sabeth Morning to Let you no I am well and hope this will find you all well and geting along as well as the times will admit of I wrote a Long Letter allowing to send it with James Groves and his Furlow has not come I under-Stand the Furlow is aped a few days for some reson I also got a ring to send to Lorenah and will send it the first chance Dear family it is five Months yesterday Since I parted with you all and it may be as many more before I will have the pleasure of meeting you again and it is uncertain wether I am Spared to meet you again or not but I do hope with the providence of God to be Spared to meet you all again in this world I am glad to hear that you have some Frinds yet that will do something for you I am glad to hear you y are geting your Plowing done and if you can get your Little bit of ground well worked it will make a little corn to help you along through these hard times I received a letter from Robison stating he had made you a plow you can get Spencer to Stock it for you you say times is geting harder they are geting worse hear two we cant get any thing for the money and Especialy the Large Bills what money I have is in five dollar bills you had better hold on to all the Small bills you get for they are a little more current than the large ones I think you had better by that cow from Faris if he will take the Money for it the Soldiers is geting verry tired of this war and seem wiling to except of peace on any terms allmost they men is runing away in Spite of what they shoot I will late to you that Thomas Fergison is in the Gard House he was Garding Prisoners at the Gard house and one dark nite about Midnite one of them run and he shot at him and mised him and he was sent to Orange and court martialed and Sentenced to the Gard house for thirty days the company regret it verry much I have lent Lieut More forty dollars of what Money I had and he promised to pay me in the new issue and I have about thirty dollars yet I will Stop for this time hoping to hear from you Soon again I want you to write what Post ofice is the handiess for you and I will send my letters to it I intend to take things as easy as posible and I want you to do so two and put of our trust in one that is and wiling to save too the last extremity give my respects to all my good Neighbors Children I want you to be good to your Mother and mind what she tells you and remember that your Father is a long distance from you Farewell for this time make forever M.L. Holland to M. A H and children tell Sample I am glad he is going to school and is a good boy tell Lorenah to take good care of him at School tell Rockwell to mind Lex good while the rest is gone to school and tell Lex She is my pet

M.L.H.