From Jerome to Capt. F. Jaquith, April 18, 1864
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Title
From Jerome to Capt. F. Jaquith, April 18, 1864
Subject
Peirce, Jerome
Capt. F. Jaquith
[Not indicated]
Description
From Jerome to Capt. F. Jaquith
Creator
Jerome Peirce
Source
Jerome Peirce Collection, National Park Service
Publisher
HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington
Date
1864-04-18
Contributor
NPS, Civil War Study Group, Josef Rokus (Transcriber)
Rights
For educational purposes with no commercial use. Courtesy of National Park Service, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania NMP, FRSP 16095-16102 (FRSP-00904).
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Letter #209
Coverage
[Not indicated]
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18 Apr 1864
Dear Allie,
By Lieut. Hodgkins
for safer mailing.
$20.00
In haste. Quite well,
Jerome
Ben goes home today. Commission came and all right.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
NOTE 1: Jerome periodically sent home portions of his salary to Allie, as mentioned in several of his letters.
NOTE 2: When Jerome was promoted from corporal to sergeant on January 1, 1864, his salary increased from $13.00 to $17.00 per month. Consequently, the $20.00 he sent was a significant amount.
NOTE 3: The envelope for this letter was addressed to “Capt. F. Jaquith, Billerica, Mass.” It includes a notation that reads, “For A.J.P.” The initials stand for Albinia J. Peirce. The envelope is postmarked “Boston, Mass. Apr. 25”. Presumably, Jerome gave the envelope to Lieut. Hodgkins, who likely went to Massachusetts on leave and subsequently mailed it in Boston on April 25, 1864.
NOTE 4: William H. Hodgkins, from Charlestown, Mass., enlisted as a 22-year-old private in July 1862. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October of that year, received steady promotions, and was mustered out with the 36th Massachusetts Regiment as a brevet major. He was the principal author of the Unit History of the regiment titled History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865 which is now available on-line on Google Books.
NOTE 1: Jerome periodically sent home portions of his salary to Allie, as mentioned in several of his letters.
NOTE 2: When Jerome was promoted from corporal to sergeant on January 1, 1864, his salary increased from $13.00 to $17.00 per month. Consequently, the $20.00 he sent was a significant amount.
NOTE 3: The envelope for this letter was addressed to “Capt. F. Jaquith, Billerica, Mass.” It includes a notation that reads, “For A.J.P.” The initials stand for Albinia J. Peirce. The envelope is postmarked “Boston, Mass. Apr. 25”. Presumably, Jerome gave the envelope to Lieut. Hodgkins, who likely went to Massachusetts on leave and subsequently mailed it in Boston on April 25, 1864.
NOTE 4: William H. Hodgkins, from Charlestown, Mass., enlisted as a 22-year-old private in July 1862. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October of that year, received steady promotions, and was mustered out with the 36th Massachusetts Regiment as a brevet major. He was the principal author of the Unit History of the regiment titled History of the Thirty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. 1862-1865 which is now available on-line on Google Books.
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Jerome Peirce 1864, From Jerome to Capt. F. Jaquith, April 18, 1864, HIST 428 (Spring 2020), University of Mary Washington
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