1865 New London, CT - Cover & GREAT LETTER - Death of Abraham Lincoln Content !!

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CIVIL WAR LETTER
New London, CT - Civil War Letter - Writes of Memorial Services for Abraham Lincoln !
This remarkable Civil War letter was written by an unidentified school teacher residing in New London, Connecticut, who signed her named “Nellie R.” As her correspondent was 35 years old, I assume she was roughly the same age.
Nellie wrote the letter to her friend, Capt. George Dimock (1835-1923) who served in Co. H, 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery. George’s sister, Weltha Dimock (1826-1906) is also mentioned in the letters. George and Weltha were the children of Dr. Ira J. Dimock (1789-1868) and Polly Magan (1807-1883) of New London, Connecticut.
In both letters, Nellie writes of the assassination of President Lincoln and of his commemorative services in New London, Connecticut.
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New London, [Connecticut]
April 26th 1865
Dear friend G.
Your letter of the 18th was received by me Monday night. I had been daily expecting to hear from you and I was much pleased because you wrote such a long and interesting letter. Your word—as well as your last letter—is sufficient to assure me that you are not tired of this correspondence and I am glad if it is a “source of pleasure to you.”
The evening that you was writing and wishing to see me—if I remember rightly—I spent at home without company. I should have been pleased to have seen you and as far as conversation is concerned, I think we could have succeeded very well in a part of the evening for I shall have a great many questions to ask you when I see you again.
Your sister Wealthy and neice Lillian Lamb spent Sunday evening with me. Your folks are all as well as usual.
Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate you as regards your new appointment! Do you think now that you shall join the Regular Army?
There were services at all the churches and there was a long procession here last Wednesday in commemoration of the death of the President. May houses were draped in mourning. The people here are now talking of the terms of surrender between Gen. Sherman and Gen. Johnston very disappointingly.
You asked me if I did not think Norwich [ ] a nice place to live in, and as I have never lived there, I cannot tell, but I certainly enjoy visiting there very much. I have a grandmother and five married Aunts (or as I came very near writing, five grandmothers and an aunt) living there, and I visit at Greeneville, Norwich Landing and the Falls.
We are having very pleasant weather here now and I am enjoying myself as much as I can for it is vacation. I remain at home most of the time occasionally running down street of an errand. I would like to stay indoors all of the time but Mother insists upon my going out to take some exercise. I suppose she is right in doing so for I know that I do not exercise my body in the same proportion that I do my head.
I received a letter yesterday from my cousin Stephen Babcock at Portsmouth Grove Hospital saying that last Friday a transport arrived there with 298 sick and wounded soldiers. He says “they were not only sick, but ragged and dirty,” and that most of them were unable to walk, but were brought ashore on stretchers. Three died before they reached the hospital and many others were not expected to live. Most of them came from Rebel prisons. It does seem to me that we are treating the “Rebs” with a great deal more kindness that they deserve, after they have [treated] our poor soldiers so badly—not that I feel so very revengeful towards them but it does not appear to be doing our Army a heavy justice.
I presume that the reason that you do not hear from your sister Wealthy is because she has been for some time very busy and much hurried at the factory.
But now I must close this long letter hoping the next time I write that I shall have something to write of that will interest you. My parents wish to be remembered to you kindly. Now wishing to hear from you soon, I remain as ever, with kindest regards, your true friend, — Nellie R.
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