Civil War Letter 4/65 Mother to Law Student Son at School.

Description: Condition as seen. April 23, 1865 My dear Son, I am glad to see by your most recent letter that my noncompliance of your wishes about the furniture, etc., did not displease you. I should do too much for my children if unlimited means were at my control so it is best as it is and I begin to believe this to be a truism as who can fail to find much good in almost every circumstance in life. Not you certainly. Your sunny temper pierces every dark cloud making a light path where most would feel only thick darkness. Dear Frank, while at ___ ___ , after your brief visit, wrote to me how “much good it would do him if he could be your companion”. He is not so confident and hopeful, and you are not so reflective and careful. He has the same admiration for you and feels the same attraction which you exerted when you lead the chase for game of every sort over “___ & brake”, hill & valley, rewarding, his devotion by exacting, implicit obedience, and nothing more or less. You cannot forget it. I never shall. We were very much pleased with Frank on his past visit. His manners are gentlemanly, evidently proceeding from a manliness of character rather than mere fashion of society. I am as happy in him, surely as I deserve to be. You have doubtless heard from him before this. He is clerk in quartermasters department on the James, with Oliver Stark ___, surrounded by Penn Law friends & with good salary. How soon both you & he may be excused form further service, not that the war seems dying, we cannot tell however I am confident in you both that your abilities and Energy will find plenty to do. I brought from Hamlin a very fine letter of recommend & his old or advanced position is ever ready but which he will not probably accept now. He went on to his post entirely alone, after procuring opposed here, ‘Congressman’ Brandage, had his head examined by Fowler & procured a chart. Of course I have not see it yet but it proved him to be “more of a fellow than he thought he was”. You like to hear good things of your own family friends, of course. We are bound together with a stronger tie than we would feel if our husband and father was alive to lean upon and to be head and center of our natural home, our domestic kingdom. Do not forget this ___ dear boy, while on your long hunting expedition, through the uncivilized Northwest, and if you lose a leg or an arm come to me. Your coming would not be unmixed grief, but a mother‘s love would give me strength enjoy and caring for you, but I trust you may be well, happy and good wherever you are. Valene has just returned from Morristown. The Dodges are settled in a beautiful home half a mile from the city and Henry is studying medicine with his brother at Stanford, intending to be a dentist. V. has just come home from church in reports Maria Field to be a candidate for church membership today. Do you hope it may be a blessing to herself in the community? Emma Yates is to be married next month and go to housekeeping in Bergen, New Jersey. Charlie, Lester and his father just called. He is thin and tall with whiskers of a soft, silky texture, just such as yours would be if you would let them grow, do!? these girls wish you were to be here this summer. V. met her Mr. Morgan in N.J. & I think has not forgotten to like him very much. Addie has a pew in the Episcopal Church. V. says “to be fashionable”, & I dare not dispute it. I have found out one charm in Valene’s character, which is a fearless truthfulness. She has not enough approbativeness or vanity to conceal her defects or act with servility in any case. M______ Waldo is married to a widow with one boy. She is several years his senior. The have gone to Ill. to visit his father. Mayor Harris & wife are to separate. She flirts & he whips her. Served her right I think. Mr. Wilcox lives in Independence, Iowa, Buchanan Co. I heard they were to move this spring to Chicago. If you come access Ledyard Smith remember he is soulless & mercenary to the last degree. Shun him as you would the plague. I am glad you & David are friends, but your hear is large enough for us also I know, & never will doubt. Write often to your loving & faithful Mother.

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Location: Midland, Michigan

End Time: 2025-01-06T20:06:44.000Z

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