Letter from Stephen Johnes to Lydia Johnes

Letter from Stephen Johnes to Lydia Johnes
Number of Pages: 
7
Date: 
October 21, 1794

Stephen Johnes writes from Camp Bedford to Lydia Johnes, his wife, about life as a solider in the army assembled to end the Whiskey Rebellion. Johnes expresses concerns over the fact that she has not received all of his letters, explains the march from Carlisle to Fort Pitt, and his desires to come home. "If I had but wings how soon would I see my all," as Johnes notes. Transcript included.

Time Period: 
Location: 
I-BellW-1964-1
Origin: 
Gift of Whitfield J. Bell Jr.