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Jeremiah Gage to Matthew Gage Jr. (7 December 1857)

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Identifier	Gage_b1f9
Title	Jeremiah Gage to Matthew Gage Jr. (7 December 1857)
Author	Gage, Jeremiah
Recipient	Gage, Matthew, Jr.
Date	7 December 1857
Location	Oxford (Miss.)
Subject	Fathers and sons Families Health Grading and marking (Students) Parent and child
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Gage family -- Correspondence
Description	Jeremiah's fears over Matthew's health and concern over his class standing
Type	Text
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Gage Family Collection
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00196/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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Citation	Gage Family Collection, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights	This item is free from copyright and may be reproduced without prior consent.

Title	Gage_b1f9_1
Transcript	Oxford Mississippi Decr 7th 1857 ) My Dear Pa,) Filled with anxiety as I am about your health, I" in compliance with my promise, begin to write. I have seen Pres. Barnard, and all is satisfactory with him." I hope and trust Pa, that your health is yet improving and by little precaution and by holding some restraint over your passions you may never have another attack like the ones you had a few days before I left. It is with difficulty that I could get my consent to leave you. I felt as if I was parting with you never to meet you again. But I hope such is not the case, for nothing would bring greater joy to my heart than to know that you are well. I received a letter from Sister yesterday & answered it this morning. She is well and does not wish to come home yet, unless you are anxious to see her. She had not received the letter which you requested me to write when I was at home, and was expecting you to
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
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