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Letter From J.S. Lemont To Frank L. Lemont, January 3, 1863, J. S. Lemont Jan 1863

Letter From J.S. Lemont To Frank L. Lemont, January 3, 1863, J. S. Lemont

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Letter from J.S. Lemont to her son Frank L. Lemont, January 3, 1863. In it she imparts rather depressing news from home and about the war especially about death and sickness plaguing their community. She desperately wishes the war would end so her son might come home and be with them but she knows that he has to make those decisions for himself.

Taken from the Paul W. Bean Collection, Box no. 277, f.8


Letter From J.S. Lemont To Frank L. Lemont, May 18, 1862, J. S. Lemont May 1862

Letter From J.S. Lemont To Frank L. Lemont, May 18, 1862, J. S. Lemont

Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers

Letter from J.S. Lemont to her son Frank L. Lemont, May 18, 1862. In it she writes of her concerns for his well being both spiritually and physically. She also comments on their family and the interconnections of their little Maine community and a local fire threatening their woodlot.

Taken from the Paul W. Bean Collection, Box no. 277, f.8