Civil War Era Letter from S. W. Clark to father

Solomon W. Clark lived in Willsborough, Essex County, NY in the late 1800s. I no longer have possession of this letter, but here's a copy of it and a transcription to the best of my ability. Feel free to copy this letter for your records if this is one of your ancestors!


 

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East line March 8th, 1864

Dear Father and Friends

I rote when in Rutland and you have doubtly rced it I am still well and yesterday made a trade with the R&B R Road to furnish a lot of ?Ham? Saw Haly and Jim Oneal, Haly is coming home on 17th to work for us. I called at the treasuere's office & got 7.00 for this month and have taken nearly enough for ?H? Backs to pay expenses, we has an awful snow, at Rutland it was 1 1/2 feet deep & here at East line 1 foot - I arrived here last night - at 1/2 past seven left Rutland 1/2 past 3 the cars were all late in the AM but in the PM they were all right -

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I am going to Aunt Amandas when the mail comes and that will be soon I hear they are all well Sarah Young has a letter of Feb 24 from Clark & he escaped all damage in the fight he reports - 66 killed wounded & missing from the reg - but I ? ? - I cannot say when I can get around but shall as soon as I can in act of store? business make the best calculation you can about the work.

&C in ?

S W Clark