Title

Letter Signed Sarah J. and Lizzy Wharton, St. Louis, to Their Brother [John Wharton?], April 24, 1864

Description

Write of affairs at home. Verso of the letter contains handwritten portion of Wharton's diary.

Transcription: April 24th 1864


St. Louis


Dear Brother [I now] sit down with pleasure to write a few lines to you to let you know that we are all well at present and hope that these few lines will find you the same it has been a long time since i had the pleasure of writeing to you and i am glad that i now have anopertunty of writeing to you i received a letter from father the other day and they were all well except Grandmother she was [not] very well at present but she was getting better uncle george is not at home at present the boat sunk the other day and he is up the river where she sunk Joshua is learning piloting and he promises to make a very good one sister Lizzy has grown to a young woman she is as large as me and she is very good looking cosen Martha is at our house [she] came down from Greenville last December i am afriad that granmother will non live long for she is so sick all the time Dear brother there has been great changes among our friends here charles and david henderson has been away from home a bout a year at Jefferson city our friends are all getting maried and Dear brother i do not expect to be long before i am maried i am getting ready now i expect to mary Mr Bransford i have been keeping company with him towoo years and from what i can can see i think he is a very good man Mr farington has moved back to saint Louis i am going to write to father as soon as i get through this i sent to him for your directions when you answer my letter direct it cars are between 9 and 10 ucle Robert and ant betty send their love to you and uncle george and ant Hariet cosen Martha and Joshua and all the rest of our friends send their sincere love to you we were all very glad to hear from you grandmother is at fathers write soon no more at present from your affectionate sisters


Sarah J and Lizzy Wharton

Creator

Wharton, Sarah J.

Subject

American Civil War

Armed Forces

Missouri

St. Louis

Women

Diaries

Temporal Coverage

1861-1865

Medium

Item, Letter

Format

Paper Materials

Date

1864-04-24

Source

Missouri Historical Society, Photos and Prints Department

Identifier

D06746