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 __**Primary Sources for the 8th New York Cavalry**__
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+Letter of Jasper B. Cheney to his father
+Relay House M D
+June 3d 1862
+Dear Father
+Today I mailed a letter directed to you which contains a
+draft of $50 dollars which I hope may go through safe. I have
+no news to write today. George Winson and I talk of sending
+some things home which we cannot carry with us if we get our
+horses. Four men out of our Co. have taken a French furlough,
+S. Briggs, Wm D. Adams of Otsego Co. P. Bowdish of New
+Berlin, Lunis Low of Pitcher. They left soon after the
+retreat. Inclosed I send my warrant, which I would like to
+have you keep safe. I believe this is all at present.
+J B Cheney
+E.W. Cheney
+Jasper B. Cheney\\
+US Army Heritage and Education Center, CWDOC Collection
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+Letter of Jasper B. Cheney to his father
+Relay House Md\\
+July 2, 1862
+Dear Father
+Inclosed I send you a draft of $50 dollars which you
+will dispose of as soon as you find a safe place and not
+until then. I sent to Washington by Lieut. Follet for the
+draft and told him to get it to your order and gave him your
+name on a piece of paper; but he lost the paper and could not
+remember the name, so he got it to my order and spelled the
+name wrong. I have given you an order on the back to draw it
+and to save getting a new draft I have spelled the name as he
+did If you will please sign your name as it is in the draft
+it will save considerable expense.
+If you tell them it is not the way you usualy sign your
+name they may not let you have it for they are usualy very
+scrupulous. Pleas inform me whether those who have my money
+have payed the interest or not, and what you have done with
+Pages that I sent you first.
+I have been informed that you have received a letter
+from Joseph. I should like to have Edward copy it and send it
+to)me-. Do not send the letter if you wish to keep it for I
+cannot preserve it for you here. We have got new Sabres and
+Colts Navy revolvers. Our saddles are here but of course have
+not been distributed. The Captain tells us that our horses
+are now on the way from Indianappolis; so we shall soon be
+mounted. Today we visited by a cold rain storm.
+Has Aunt Lucina been out. Please write immediately after
+receiving this. I am well so are the rest of the White Stone
+boys. Ma expressed some fear about my knee it is entirely
+well, but I could not have said so many days ago. Tell Uncle
+I that I would like to have him answer my letter I cannot
+think of more to write so I will close.
+Yours C B Cheney\\
+E.W. Cheney\\
+P.S. I have received a letter from Ma & Ellen
+Jasper B. Cheney\\
+US Army Heritage and Education Center, CWDOC Collection
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Howard County, MD in the Civil War

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