Contributed by Sebago Historical Society
Description
William Haley wrote to his wife in Sebago from a military camp near Washington, DC. Haley mentions that he is in a field watching his horses graze and that he has heard that Booth has been caught. “I hope that it is so I should like to see that villing strung up.”
He hopes to get paid on Saturday and to send Miriam some money, “I expect you have snug work to get along for money.”
He speculates about the end of the war and asks what the copperheads say about the murder of Lincoln.
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About This Item
- Title: William Haley, Jr. letter to his wife, Miriam, 1865
- Creator: William Haley, Jr.
- Creation Date: 1865-04-25
- Subject Date: 1865-04-25
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Locations:
- Washington, DC
- Arlington Heights, VA
- Convene, Sebago, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.3 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: W4.13
- Collection: Haley Family Letters
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Soldiers--Maine
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination
- Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 30th (1863-1865). Company E
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- Haley, William H.--Correspondence
- Letters
- Haley family
- Families--Maine--Sebago
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
People
- Booth, John Wilkes
- Davis, Charles
- Haley, Elzira M.
- Haley, John (Johny) F.
- Haley, Miriam Pugsley
- Haley, Jr., William
- Haley, Sr., William
- Meserve, John
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Sebago Historical SocietyPO Box 59, Sebago, ME 04029
(207) 787-2489
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