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Item Code: AWL35
Unedited Transcription
16 June, 1865
Leroy B. Pike to Anna Wilcox
Baleys Cross Roads, Virginia
This letter was enclosed in a 5.5” x 3” white envelope, postmarked JUN 23,
WASHINGTON, DC. The postmark is 1” in diameter and is stamped in the top
right portion of the envelope. The postmark did not completely stamp. There is
no stamp cancellation. There is evidence of stamp glue residue in the upper left
corner. The postmark is black ink.
Addressed in black ink to:
Miss Anna Willcox
Smyrna
Chenango Co
NY
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Two and one-half pages.
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stains. There are three creases: one vertical and two horizontal. Folded size is
4.5” x 2.75”.

�Headquarters 2d̤ Div. 3d̤ 84 A.C.
Near Baleys Cross Roads Va
June 19th̤ 1865

Letter 35
Page 1

84
85

Dear Cousine I received you kind and
most Welcom letter in due time. this is most a
Splendid morning it is Clear and pleasant
it is so pleasant that I all most Wish myself
out of the Army and at home enjoying the
Comforts of life once more of which we Can
not enjoy at home 85 in Camp or in fortificat
-ions a Soldiers life is a hard life the best way
you Can fix it. the Volentier Soldier is not
Satisfied with the way he is used he is used
Wors than he was not but a few days ago
when they wer on forsed marches and
following up the enemy and living on
three quarters rations but yet they did not
Complain. the Volentier Says that he enlisted
for three years or during the War. now Seeing
that the war is over they Showldd Discharge

The numeral ‘3’ is written over the numeral ‘2.’
Words crossed out.

�Letter 35
Page 2

86

them and let them go home but instead
of that they keep them and feed the on
hard tack and Salt beef. We are in Camp
on four mile run about five miles from
Washington our Camp is in a most
beautiful plaice on the bank of
this run. Anna I belong to the Eighth
Artilery no more. but instead I belong
to the tenth ny86 NY. V.V. Vols at present
the 8th Artilery has been mustered out
and gone home and Still I am in
the field. I recieved a litter from Will
this morn our folks are Well at present
well amaa I must Close write Soon
from your most affectionate
Cousin Leroy Pike
Give my best respects to all
inquiring friends and write Soon

Letters crossed out.

�Direct
Mr Leroy. B. Pike
Headquarters 2d̤ Div 2d̤ AC
Washington D.c.

Letter 35
Page 3

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Item Code: AWL36
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10 August, 1865
Leroy B. Pike to Anna Wilcox
Pekin, New York
This letter was enclosed in a 5.25” x 2.875” white envelope, postmarked AUG 11,
PEKIN, NY. The postmark is 1” in diameter and is stamped in the top right
portion of the envelope. The postmark did not completely stamp. There is no
stamp cancellation. There is evidence of stamp glue residue and a small fragment
of the stamp in the upper left corner. The postmark is black ink.
Addressed in black ink to:
Miss Anna Willcox
Smyrna
Chenango Co
NY
The envelope was opened by cutting the right side. Very slight foxing.
Two pages.
One 8” x 10” sheet folded to form four 4.5” x 8” pages.
Written in black ink on unlined stationery paper, page four appears to have
been unlined. Watermarked with eleven horizontal lines. Ink appears unfaded.
Very slight foxing, mostly along the single vertical crease. There are three
creases: one vertical and two horizontal. Folded size is 4.5” x 2.75”.

�Pekin
Aug 10th̤
1865

Letter 36
Page 1

87
88

Dear Cousin
It is With
pleasure that I Seat myself to pen a
few lines to you our folks are all Well
except mother and She is a gaining Slow
Anna I am a Soldier no more We Wer mush
tered out of the united States the thirtiet 87
of June and the next day we Started
for new york Citty arrived there the
night of the first of July We went
r
to the Soldiers relief and got our Suppe 88
and Staid there until the afternoon
of the third when we marched down
to the wharf and took the boat
for harts Island arrived on the

Letter written above rest of word at edge of page.
Letter written above rest of word at edge of page.

�Letter 36
Page 2

Iland at Seven oclock at night.
We remained on the Iland untill the
Eleventh When We wer Paid off and recieved our
discharges and that night We left the Island
and went to new york Citty Colonel Baker our
Colonel Was Sick in the Hospital on davids
Island and So I fetched his horses home
for him I rode the horses to jersey Sitty
that night and the next day I got them
on the Cars and Started for home I arrived home on the night of the 15 of
July. Well anna it is a raining nice-ly today we have got our harvesting
all through with there is not a going
to bee anny Peaches or not but a
few apples well anna you must
excuse theas few Short lines give my
love to all of your folks and keep
a good Share for your Self pleas Write
Soon from your Cousen Leroy Pike
Anna. Wilcox

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2 April, 1866
J. E. Pike to Anna Wilcox
Charlotte, [New York]
No envelope extant.
Two and one-half pages.
One 8” x 10” sheet folded to form four 5” x 8” pages.
Written in black ink on blue lined stationery paper, page four appears to
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�Sharlotte Apr 2d̤ /66
Dear Cousin Annie.
I received your kind note
in due time and was
glad to hear from you.
I am kicking around
m

Letter 39
Page 1

92

the same as ever. W ̤ &amp;
I moved down here last
friday. yesterday there was
two girls Immersed here. if
it had been me I had rather
waited untill warmer weather
every one to their own notion 92
They are haveing a Protracted
meeting here at Present.
We are going to Board with
a young Widow. her name is
Wilson. We had a good time
when Uncle Ben was out here
Now to writing again I had

Letter written below rest of word at edge of page.

�Letter 39
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93

to stop to wait on some
women that have just steped
out. the thing looks as though
we might do a good business
here. Well Annie how do you
get along 93 along since Susan
Stebbins has left the place
I would think you would be
lonesome without any old Maids
in the County. how does
Art &amp; uncle Ben get along
if they tare around as mutch
as they did when I was down
there uncle Ben must be
nearly dead by this time.
How does Ab get along these
times. I expected to see him
out here last fall but I did
not find him. he told me
that he was comeing out to
see us. I guess he has forgotten
it. I cannot think of any more
at present So good by. Write soon

Word crossed out.

�give my love to all and leave
a good share for yourself.
Direct to Newfane
Niagara Co
From J. E. Pike
N.Y
To
Annie Wilcox

Letter 39
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Item Code: AWL40
Unedited Transcription
29 November, 1866
Ruth Pike to her brother [Benjamin Stover]
Charlottville, New York
No envelope extant. This letter was likely in the same envelope as Letter 41.
One and one-half pages.
One 5.25” x 8” half sheet, cut, or carefully torn, from a wider [10”] sheet.
Written in black ink on blue lined stationery paper, page two appears to
have been unlined. Embossed in upper left corner; too faint to discern.
Watermarked with eleven horizontal lines. Ink moderately faded. Very slight
foxing, especially along the two horizontal creases. There are two creases: both
horizontal. Folded size is 5.25” x 3”.

�Letter 40
Page 1

94
95

Charlottville Nov 29th 1866
Dear Brother I thought I would
write to you and let you know that
we have left Pekin Jarvis and
John have changed. he takes Johns
place in the store and pays him
the interest on what he had in the
store and 94. Jarvis puts three hundred
dollars more in the store. John
has moved on the farm and he and
Leroy work the farm on Shares
When you come out here you Stop
at locport the stage starts at three
Oclock from Lockport 95 in the afternoon
and will bring you right to our
place only eight miles or go to
pekin and the boys will bring you
down here. do not go by us we are
about as usual the girl we had
came with us. now do answer this
letter and let us hear from you
all Oh may we all live praying
lives that we may be prepared to meet

Word crossed out.
Uppercase ‘L’ written by modifying a lowercase ‘l.’

�God in peace when we are done
with the things of this world
he is our best friend and requires
nothing but what is for our
good. we moved two weeks
ago last wednesday we have
had considerable wet weather
this month Yours truly
Ruth Pike
Letter 40
Page 2

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Item Code: AWL42
Unedited Transcription
20 January, 1863
Janette to [unknown]
Pekin, [New York]
No envelope extant.
Three pages.
One 8” x 10” sheet folded to form four 5” x 8” pages.
Written in black ink on unlined stationery paper, page four appears to have
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�Letter 42
Page 1

Pekin Jan 20th̤
Dear Cousin
1863
Your Welcome Letter
I now seat myself to answer.
it found us all well. the weather
this Evening is rather unpleasant.
it is raining a little and I
am afraid that we are a going
to lose our sleighing. last week
the snow fell a nmber of inches
deep. and the sleighs have been
very busy Ever since it is the
first sleighing we have had
this winter. and I hate to
see it go away so soon. Minnie
has just gone and lain dowm
on the lounge. to take a nap
while I am writing. she does not

�Letter 42
Page 2

know that I have another letter
that I meanto write tonight
after I finish yours. This is
the second one that I have
written tonight or will be
when I get It done. has
Will written to you yet. if he has
not I will give him a bit of
a talking to in my next to him.
Leroy called in here tonight and
he and Meloin have gone to
Pekin. I suppose Minni in her
letter told you that she and
I were keeping house for him.
we are enjoying ourselves first
rate. but how long will it
last she will go to Michigan
in a few weeks. and Mell talks
of going home next week so this
Establishment will be broken
up. Hopson does not go to house
keeping intill spring. did you
see his wife when they were at

�Letter 42
Page 3

home. she is very good looking
just nineteen years old with
a skin as fair as a lilly black Eyes
and black curly hair. she has
always worn it curled since
she was a little girl. and
indeed it is pretty. so much
for her. Mell has been flirting
around with several of the
girls here. but I think that
his heart is with a young lady
in Earlville. We have an
Excellent School in Pekin this
winter better that we have
had before in a nunber of
terms. the Teachers name is
Daniel Wright of Albion.
How glad I would be if I could
come down there and stay awhile
perhaps I may some time when
I get rich Enough. shouldbe
pleased to see you here write soon
good bye. from your Cousin
Janette

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06 June, 1868
Janette to Anna Wilcox
Marshalltown, [Iowa]
This letter was enclosed in a 5.75” x 3.25” yellow/orange envelope, with a three
cent stamp in the upper right corner; postmarked JUN 9, MARSHALLTOWN,
IOA The postmark is 15/16” in diameter and is stamped to the left of the postage
stamp. The postmark did not completely stamp. The postmark is blue ink. The
stamp cancellation is blue ink, in the shape of a six pointed star with rounded
points and an un-inked ‘x’ in the center.
Addressed in black ink to:
Miss Annie Wilc[ox]
Smyrna
Chenan[go Co]
N[Y]
The envelope was opened by tearing off the right side. The tear removed a
portion of the address. Very slight foxing, especially at the edges. There are blue
ink stains on the back, probably from the postmarks of other letters.
Two pages.
One 7.875” x 10.125” written on front and back.
Written in black ink on blue lined American Express Company stationery
paper. Ink appears unfaded. No foxing. There are several small black ink stains
on page two. There are three creases: one horizontal and two vertical. Folded
size is 5” x 2.5”.

�(64)

OFFICE OF THE

American Express Company
Marshalltown June 6th̤ 1868

Dear Cousin Annie

Letter 43
Page 1

97
98

Uncle Ben &amp;
my brother John have been here &amp; we
have had quite a nice visit. he gave
me the letter you sent and the
Insertion it is very nice I am much
obliged. So you have been having a
nice time with whooping Cough have
you. how do you like the fun. I
had a letter from Armenia about 97
two weeks ago. from her letter I should
think they were doing pretty well
in Michigan. John Pike has bought
or near 98
Cedar Falls. 50 miles
him a farm at
from here. I wish they had come
here. Aunt Hat talks of coming out
to see us this summer. you know
I shall be awful tickled to see her
dont you. we are having nice wither
now for a few days. but have had a
great deal of rain for the last month

Letter ‘t’ runs off page.
Words inserted in superscript.

�Letter 43
Page 2

but Every thing grows fast. Kittie
is well &amp; into lots of mischief as usual
I think you have had lots of new
clothes since I was down there. you will
soon get so many you will not had
room to keep them. I am very
Economical &amp; dont buy any thing
am going to save my money &amp;
buy me a farm. It is sunday &amp;
I dont go to church so you may
know what a long tiresome day it is
I wish you was here to keep me
company. How is Nancy Wilcox
getting along has she got well &amp; how
are all of the folks doing down
there. there is nothing to write about
so excuse a short letter. write soon.
Jeannette

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Item Code: AWL44
Unedited Transcription
03 January, 1868
Benjamin Stover to Anna Wilcox
Milford, Delaware

AND Letter 45

Item Code: AWL45
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03 January, 1868
Benjamin Stover to Alexander [surname unknown]
Milford, Delaware
This letter was enclosed in a 5.75” x 3.25” yellow/orange envelope, with a
cancelled three cent stamp affixed sideways in the upper left corner; postmarked
JAN 6, MILFORD, DEL. The postmark is 15/16” in diameter and is stamped partly
off the top of the envelope. The stamp cancellation is moderately faded,
consisting of four concentric circles, the largest is 3/4” in diameter and the
smallest is 3/16” in diameter, it is also slightly distorted. Both the postmark and
the cancellation are black ink. The postmark and cancellation are black ink and
did not stamp completely.
Addressed in black ink to:
Miss Anna Wilcox
Smyrna
Chenango Co
Newyork
The envelope was opened by tearing the right side. Slight foxing, especially at
the edges. There are brown stains of unknown origin on the back. The envelope
is somewhat tattered along the bottom and right upper corner.
Letter 44: three pages.
Letter 45: one page.
One 9.75” x 15.375”sheet folded to form four 7.625” x 9.75” pages.

�Written in black ink on blue lined stationery paper, page four appears to
have been unlined. Embossed, in the upper left corners of pages one and three, in
the shape of a governmental building framed with filigree. The legend above the
building is too faint to discern, there may be another legend below the building.
Ink appears unfaded. Moderate foxing, especially along the edges and center
vertical crease. Watermarked with thirteen horizontal lines. Ink slightly faded.
There are small (&lt;1/8”) holes where the five vertical creases cross the single
horizontal crease. Folded size is 5” x 3”. There are six creases: five vertical and
one horizontal.

�Milford Kent Co Del 3d 1868
Annie it has been some time since I heard
fromor Smyrna we are all well at present and
hope soon to hear from you and your folks and the
good 99
rest of the neighbours we have verry
weather at
present Devo
101

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son finished plowing his peachorchard
day

Chirstmast and to 102 he has been plowing we have
had but little cold here yet we have had but
one snow here yet I have been traveling some and
think going again I have been to Maryland and
washington and virginia there were three men
went in company with me since they have
gone with their familyes mooved to virginia they
were all from york State I think I shall go down
in two or three weeks I want to hear from Wm
wrote 103
him last week and want
Roberts before I go I
to hear from to know whether he wants Alex
ander or not if he dont want him I dont no
but I shall have to look him a place in
virginia or down there somewhere there is a great
deal of land for sale since the war their blacks
are freed and they have payed all the money

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they could and the war went against
them left them with know help to work
and the money cofederate Scrip good for nothing
they are in a bad way to get along their
blacks cost them more or they valued them
higher than their farms or some of them did
now they are gone from them and great many
of them are in debt and have large farms
or plantations and they have got to sell for
what they can get there are a good many york
State folks living where I went Annie I think
it be something of a sight for you to see the
Capital at washington that is a head of anything
I have ever seen in a building it would take one
all day to look it over as they would wanto I
never had any Idea of seeing any thing like it
we Staid one knight in Alexandria at the
Marshall house where Ellsworth and Jackson was
killed seven miles from washington we went to
manassas the rifle pits and forts are there yet
the fences and buildings were all burned except
one where burigard had his quarters there a large
brick house W. I. Wier is the names of the folks
that live there they have sold to a man in milford

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104

or one that lived last summer in
milford I have seen him several times he has
been here at our house he bought thirteen
Hundred and fifty. Acres.104 these wiers these folks had
owned onehundred and sixty blacks at one
time pretty large family Cammel is the man
that bought the land he used to live in york
state they have about the same number of
acres left all Joining Eveery house in that
village was burned down but one from manassas
to bull run it is onely six miles they are
the village 106
up again if you see any of mr
building it 105
Northrups folks I wish you would ask them where
Wells Hatch once lived I think it was near
Falls Church on the loudon and Hampshire
Rail Road I passed that place when I went to
Leesburgh when you write please let me know
where he once lived I shall try and see you all
in the spring if I live and all is well with me
Please write as soon as you
Receive this I shall want
to hear from you all before
I go South As Ever to All
B Stover

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milford Kent Co Del Jan 3d 1868
Alexander I dont know what to write
you Jane Prettyman Johns sister was married
last knight to William Deputy this After
noon John and myself went to thee creek a
fishing we fished with a net we caught
Sixty nice Pickerel and a lot of other fish
we have been a fishing a good many times
time 107
we got so many we went with
this fall one
a waggon to fetch them home I have killed
Ducks and muskrat on the marsh I brought
one rat home and dressed it and sarah cooked
it for Dinner I was gone from home that day
at noon Devol come in the house and she was taking
the rat up for dinner he thought it was squrrel
all of the time it was cooking when she put it
on the table vol said it smelt better than any
she had cooked for some time he set down and
eat of it he said it was better than any duck
or fresh fish he had eat this fall then she told
him what it was he could eat no more of the rat
we went a few days ago John and myself to the bay
to get some clams the tide was out we got onehundred
and eightyfive clams all we could carry home we
went an aboat on the creek part of the way and then
a foot the rest I think I shall hear from Roberts in a few
days and then I shall know if he wants you or not
write and let me know how you get along
yours B Stover

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