Letters. Jacob C. Frazee to his wife, 1889: Washington Co, PA

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Copy of letter dated 7 Sept. 1889 from Jacob C. Frazee to his wife, Mary
(McKinney) Frazee while he was at a reunion of the soldiers who fought at
Gettysburg.

I hope all is well at home,
    At the Reunion of the soldiers who faught there.
                                       Gettesburg, Sept. 7th 1889
Dear Wife

I seat my self to let you know that I am well and sound.  There ar a good
many of oald comrads arived tonight.  They are all from & meriment, salutes, &
shaking of hands all the sosibility among the comrads all looks like ald times.
Our camp is lit up by Electrick light & is nise and lovingely.  On Friday our
mess visited the ald Battle line of the 2nd army corps.  I helped to fight in
it.  All looks just as it did in 1863 but no _____ here to fight & thank God for
that.  I spent two days a visiting two lines of Battle not half through yet.  it
would take me 3 weeks yet to take it all in.  I should like if all of my family
could see it.  It is one off the finest sightes ever seen. I want to view the
first days fight when Gen. Rynalas fell. today, Sunday, and Monday I will view
the last time of 2nd army corps.  it commenced to reign today at noon.  I just
where Genl. Kasaw Zook fell & we had to return to camp. it reigned all night and
up till to day at noon & is a cleering off tonight. I was up on big round top &
seen the field we incamped in when we broak camp for the Battle field.  they
have an observitory up on top the mountain about 50 feet ____. it is a plain
view of the valley & the mountains for miles around. Gettysburgh or  one off the
finest & most attractive place in the world.  There is a jentleman on the ground
said he had visited all of the foren goverments in the world and he said that
this beet all of them. Gettesburgh would be the most attractive off all.  I
believe it all.  I have run all off the cooking for our mess.  We baught our
grub at Harrisburgh. Coffey & hard tack and ham onion pickels and soft bread and
butter.  we have plenty to eat a good tent to sleep in.  today Sunday I just
Returned from Reviewing the Battleground off the 2nd army corps I helped to
drive Lee from here.  I am very tyerd.  I travled about ten miles today.  There
is the best monuments Erected hiare.  one the veris lines off Battle Ever was
Erected. the ald comrads ar a coming in to there is no Sunday here as it is all
sight seeing. Laideys ar hiere and jentelmen ar all ingaged in looking at the
verius lines off Battle.  it is a grand Sight to see.  it has cleered away and
is nise.  I was at the Devils den today and at the valley off Death.  this
valley is a nise valley and tomorrow I will finish up off sight seeing.  I will
leave for home Wensday evening.  I could stay 3 months & not see all.  There
will be a large crowd here with in the next three days.  my box is not com yet
or will not come  that Raskell never put it on the train.  I have all i want to
Eat and a good place to sleep & plenty off good water to drink.  there is a
heep off seeding dun down here.  I hope that all is well with you all. Nomore at
present but goodby at present.
                                         Yours Respectfully
                                          J. C. Frazee

To Mary J. Frazee
Written at Gettesburg September 7th 1889. I left home on Sept. 4, 1889