Old Vault Letters, Elaine Patton, 11/5/12

This week I reviewed letters previously transcribed by Michelle, MSS113-b01f05-02 & -03, as well as worked on MSS113-b01f19-06, and -b01f20-03.

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 Michelle did a great job on the first two; I was only really able to add a few words. I'm glad I didn't have to figure out the weird Ts (i.e. wishous vs without)!



And unfortunately there were a few words that I wasn't able to clarify, either, such as:

This one is in its own little fragment, so while there is some context, it's not really helpful. Ulty? Ultg?

This probably is 'push,' but it certainly does look more like 'p-oh.'

One of the letter headers also included this strange string of letters:

Actct[??] G Moutons Brigade

I thought maybe it had something to do with a kind of outdated abbreviation of et cetera, &c., but the last curve is definitely part of a G. and there's that A at the front... Of course, the only Mouton's Brigade I can find is Alfred Mouton's: the G. is perhaps for General? I've struck out on the "Actct," but I did come across the National Park Service's database of Civil War soldiers, with which I looked up several names just to verify them. I'm pointing out Chaplain Charles F. Evans's entry just because it amused me to see an "alternate name" listed as Charles T./Evens, as indeed, his middle initial is a wee bit ambiguous in this letter:

The latter two were at least partially typewritten, with some handwriting in the last one. Pretty straightforward except for a signed name that I'm uncertain how to read.