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Letter from Isaac Morgan Leihy and his wife Ruth Leihy to P.J. Williamson, 1869 December 01
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Title
Letter
from
Isaac
Morgan
Leihy
and his
wife
Ruth
Leihy
to
P.J
.
Williamson
,
1869
December
01
Personal name
Williamson
,
Peter
J.
,
1823-1907
;
Williamson
,
Eunice
Leihy
,
1840-1928
;
Leihy
,
Isaac
Morgan
;
Leihy
,
Ruth
Calkins
;
Williamson
,
William
,
b
.
1841
;
Williamson
,
Peter
,
b
.
1862
;
Williamson
,
Willy
(William)
,
b
.
1859
;
Leihy
,
Waldo
L.
,
b
.
1853?
;
Leihy
,
Irwin
M.
,
b
.
1859
?
Corporate name
Bay View Hotel (San Diego, Calif.)--History--19th century
Topical entry
Military History
Civil War
Popular Culture
Religion
War
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Immigrants--Wisconsin
Immigrants' writings, Dutch
Health
Sympathy
Loneliness
Poor
Religion
Travel
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--19th century--Sources
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Tennessee--History--19th century
San Jose (Calif.)--History--19th century
San Diego (Calif.)--History--19th century
Los Angeles County (Calif.)--History--19th century
Description
A
letter
from
Isaac
Morgan
Leihy
and his
wife
Ruth
Leihy
to their
son-in-law
and
Dutch
immigrant
,
Peter
J
.
Williamson
. 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
,
where
he
became
an
architect
.
Williamson's
wife
,
Eunice
,
spent
time
in
California
nursing
her
health
. In this
letter
from
San
Bernardino
,
California
, the
Leihy's
write
of
Eunice's
time
spent
in their
care
. They
received
his
letter
to her
dated
November
11th
,
1869
, and had not
forwarded
it
because
they
think
Eunice
to be on her
way
home
to
Nashville
. They
mention
that they
know
nothing
about
William
not
answering
his
letters
and
hope
no
unpleasant
feelings
have been
created
due
to her
stay
there. They
express
their
sympathy
toward
Williamson
and the
children
for their
loneliness
during
Eunice's
absence
.
Isaac
and
Ruth
report
their
health
as "
tolerable
" and
mention
returning
from a
trip
to
San
Diego
. They
discuss
the
possibility
of
moving
to
Los
Angeles
County
in the
future
and
speak
of their
religious
beliefs
. They
report
an
encounter
in
San
Diego
in
relation
to the
keeper
of the
Bay
View
Hotel
and how
poor
he
seemed
. In
closing
they
send
Waldo
and
Irwin's
love
to
Johnny
and
Willy
and
ask
Williamson
to
write
back
concerning
Eunice's
arrival
home
.
Forms
part
of the
Peter
J
.
Williamson
Letters
.
1
letter
:
col
. ;
5
x
8
in.
Creator
Leihy
,
Isaac
Morgan
;
Leihy
,
Ruth
Calkins
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Currey
,
Martha
T
.
(Donor)
Date
1869-12-01
Type
Text
;
Letters
(correspondence)
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
PJW - f, 87
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, 87
Description
Title
Page
3
-
P.J
.
Williamson
letter
,
01
December
1869
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