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Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 September 20

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Title	Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 September 20
Personal name	Williamson, Peter J., 1823-1907; Williamson, Eunice Leihy, 1840-1928; Williamson, William, b. 1841; Anderson, Andrew, 1796-1867
Topical entry	Military History Civil War Popular Culture War Soldiers--United States--Correspondence Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives Immigrants--Wisconsin Immigrants' writings, Dutch Health Family Travel Loneliness Fires--Tennessee--Nashville Foundries--Tennessee--Nashville--History--19th century Postal service--California--San Bernardino--History--19th century
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources United States--History--19th century--Personal narratives Tennessee--History--19th century San Bernardino (Calif.)--History--19th century Cherry Street (Nashville, Tenn.) Broad Street (Nashville, Tenn.) San Jose (Calif.)--Newspapers--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 reports that he and their children are well but miss her. He relates witnessing a fire at Andrew Anderson's Foundry on Cherry Street near Broad Street in Nashville the night before. He mentions how often they write and her trip to San Bernardino including the poor postal service there. He then discusses a couple of personal issues between them including the issue of her staying longer and her being missed greatly. Williamson tells Eunice he will not be able to visit her and that he is grateful for the San Jose newspaper he received from William. He closes by expressing his pleasure at her improving health and sends his respects to their family there. 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	1869-09-20
Type	Text; Letters (correspondence)
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	PJW - f, 82
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, 82

Letter from P.J. Williamson to his wife, Eunice, 1869 September 20

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