ADRIAN FAY 1863 LETTERS
January 1863
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[ADRIAN WENT HOME ON A FURLOUGH AFTER FREDERICKSBURG –
NO LETTERS UNTIL 1/30/63]
Odd Fellers Hal
Jan 30th / 63
Dear Mother
I thought I would write a few lines to you to night to let you know that I have got here all safe & sound. I started from Elmira yesterday at half past 5 o clock and got here at 5 o clock to night. I found lots of fellers here But only 3 of the squad that came when I did. I am the only one that has come Back from a furlow yet. I havent reported to the Dockter yet. I will wate un till morning & go & get the pay for my rations first
There is all most as much snow here as there is in Catt. [Cattaraugus] & about as cold. Between Williamsport & HarrisBurg the snow was so deep that it was hard work for the Cars to get through. There was one train loded with Coal run off the track last night gust ahead of us & detained us about 4 hours or els I should have ben here sooner than I was. Well I am some sleepy so I guess Il go to Bed. I will write again in a day or two. You can tell all the Galls to direct to
O. F. Hall as
ever Add
Adrian Fay Civil War Letters – Transcribed by Phil Palen
Pages in PINK are transcriptions of Xerox copies of letters sent to Phil Palen by the late Hollis Harvey Reed of Philadelphia, great-granddaughter of Adrian Fay through his daughter, Hollis Fay Fellows.
Pages in GREEN are transcriptions of originals owned by Phil Palen donated to St. Bonaventure University.
Pages in BLACK are transcriptions of originals owned by Patrick Gallagher donated to St. Bonaventure University.
Phil Palen added periods and initial capitals in these transcriptions, but did not change spellings.