includes a group of four related letters and document (three of each) of John A. Hicks Jr. of 10th Vermont Vol. Infantry. The first letter is dated New York Feb. 19 1861 addressed to Jim, his brother. It is written by John's brother George who does not appear to be a fan of the president-elect. At this point he writes The foolish + undignified speeches of Mr. Lincoln. He no doubt, means well, but is unfortunate in his expressions, + rather undignified in his acts, for the President elect of such a mighty nation as ours. Advises Jim not to get in any matrimonial scrapes, till the Union is reconstructed and all is ready to sail in. The second letter is dated Burlington Vt. March 9, 61 and written by James to John, his brother. The first page is in one hand and talks of sledding and skating, the remaining three pages of the folded letter sheet are written by John to James. Talks of the coming war in patriotic tones with We sleep with one eye open, that at the first faint sound of South Carolinian feet we may be up + on the defensive...Not a southern traitor would get away alive-but every one would be run through with their cedar poles as soon as the ice is gone we shall have our boats launched + our naval service put in good condition.... The third letter is all in John's hand and dated Feb. ? 6, 1861. John predicts that this war will cost the North the lives of 200,00 men + millions of monies, continues to dismiss the hope that other nations will support the North in opposition to the slavery of the south and predicts that if we blockade the South we will be fighting others as well as the South, likely meaning England. John is quite clearly opposed to continuing the war and talks of letting the South separate and go its own way. The final document is a partially printed document informing 1st Lt. John A. Hicks Jr. 10th Vt. Vols. that he was voted a member of the 3rd Corps Union, dated April 21, 1864, so it would appear that John had a change of heart somewhere between his last letter and this point. This lot also includes two other unrelated Union Civil War documents, one being partially printed document dealing with pay of two private servants (Mary and Nancy, white), for a Union surgeon R.R. Taylor, U.S. Vols., AND the last also a partially printed document being a Morning Report dated March 23, 1865, 2nd Brig., 2nd Cav. Div. Camp Averell, Va. Listing commanding officers and number of enlisted men of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd W.V. Cavalry and 1st N.Y. L Cavalry. Provenance: Ex James E. Sanders Collection Condition: 1st-4th, normal folds, else EXC; 5th folds and separated at same; 6th normal folds with some splits at same and damp stains.
includes a group of four related letters and document (three of each) of John A. Hicks Jr. of 10th Vermont Vol. Infantry. The first letter is dated New York Feb. 19 1861 addressed to Jim, his brother. It is written by John's brother George who does not appear to be a fan of the president-elect. At this point he writes The foolish + undignified speeches of Mr. Lincoln. He no doubt, means well, but is unfortunate in his expressions, + rather undignified in his acts, for the President elect of such a mighty nation as ours. Advises Jim not to get in any matrimonial scrapes, till the Union is reconstructed and all is ready to sail in. The second letter is dated Burlington Vt. March 9, 61 and written by James to John, his brother. The first page is in one hand and talks of sledding and skating, the remaining three pages of the folded letter sheet are written by John to James. Talks of the coming war in patriotic tones with We sleep with one eye open, that at the first faint sound of South Carolinian feet we may be up + on the defensive...Not a southern traitor would get away alive-but every one would be run through with their cedar poles as soon as the ice is gone we shall have our boats launched + our naval service put in good condition.... The third letter is all in John's hand and dated Feb. ? 6, 1861. John predicts that this war will cost the North the lives of 200,00 men + millions of monies, continues to dismiss the hope that other nations will support the North in opposition to the slavery of the south and predicts that if we blockade the South we will be fighting others as well as the South, likely meaning England. John is quite clearly opposed to continuing the war and talks of letting the South separate and go its own way. The final document is a partially printed document informing 1st Lt. John A. Hicks Jr. 10th Vt. Vols. that he was voted a member of the 3rd Corps Union, dated April 21, 1864, so it would appear that John had a change of heart somewhere between his last letter and this point. This lot also includes two other unrelated Union Civil War documents, one being partially printed document dealing with pay of two private servants (Mary and Nancy, white), for a Union surgeon R.R. Taylor, U.S. Vols., AND the last also a partially printed document being a Morning Report dated March 23, 1865, 2nd Brig., 2nd Cav. Div. Camp Averell, Va. Listing commanding officers and number of enlisted men of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd W.V. Cavalry and 1st N.Y. L Cavalry. Provenance: Ex James E. Sanders Collection Condition: 1st-4th, normal folds, else EXC; 5th folds and separated at same; 6th normal folds with some splits at same and damp stains.
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