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Letter from George Washington Whitman to Louisa Van Velsor Whitman, 18 August 1864
Near Petersburg Va.
Aug 18th [1864]
Dear Mother.
I have only time to write a word to say that I am well, and that I this morning send you by Express $405.00 I send a note with the Express package. Please write as soon as you get the money
Good bye. love to all
G. W. Whitman
About the Text
The text presented here is derived from Jerome M. Loving, ed., The Civil War Letters of George Washington Whitman (Durham, North Carolina: Duke State University Press, 1975). For a detailed description of discrepancies between this electronic edition and the print source, see our statement of editorial policy .
The manuscript of this letter, dated August 18, 1864, is held in the Trent Collection of Walt Whitman Manuscripts, Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library .
For more information on the letters of George Washington Whitman, see Jerome M. Loving's introduction to the print edition.
Whitman Archive ID
duk.00360