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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 November 26

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Title	Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 November 26
Personal name	Williamson, Peter J., 1823-1907; Williamson, Eunice Leihy, 1840-1928; Williamson, William, b. 1841; Williamson, Peter, b. 1862
Topical entry	Military History Civil War Popular Culture Education Capital City Housing War Soldiers--United States--Correspondence Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives Immigrants--Wisconsin Immigrants' writings, Dutch Health Family Travel Housing--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century Housing--Prices--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century Education--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources United States--History--19th century--Personal narratives Tennessee--History--19th century Summer Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Louisville (Ky.)--History--19th century New Albany (Ind.)--History--19th century San Francisco (Calif.)--History--19th century
Description	A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, to his wife, Eunice, in the years following the Civil War. In 1862 Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During the war, Williamson's regiment was involved in scouting and raids in Missouri and Arkansas and saw battle in the Middle Tennessee, Chickamauga, and Atlanta campaigns. After the war, he and his family settled in Nashville and he became an architect. In this letter from Nashville, Tennessee, Williamson is happy that Eunice is at William's but is distressed to read that her health is not well. He hopes that her health rebounds and she can continue home soon. He reports that the house they rent has been sold so they must find another. He relates that he can get one on Summer Street but intends to wait until she is home to choose. He discusses their sons including that both are in school and that Johnny has changed a lot since she last saw him. He tells Eunice of a business trip to Louisville and New Albany, Indiana. He closes by telling her to come home when she feels well enough to travel and to let him know when she will leave San Francisco. Forms part of the Peter J. Williamson Letters. 1 letter : col. ; 8 x 10 in.
Creator	Williamson, Peter J., 1823-1907
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Currey, Martha T. (Donor)
Date	1869-11-26
Type	Text; Letters (correspondence)
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	PJW - f, 86
Language	English
Relation	Peter J. Williamson Letters
Coverage	1860-1869
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-PJW-f, 86

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 November 26

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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869...

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869...