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Osbun Famil-y Letters
Addressed to Freeman Osbun, unless ot.her*-ise indicated.
186 2
Jan. I
Maggie McCasson
Jan. 20
l4el ( brother
Aug" 29
M, M. $pringer'
Sept, 1
"Aunt Lib"'
Oct. 1
Oct. tZ
Aunt A. E. Osbun
Weltha (?) A. McCasson
Oct. 22
Weltha McCasson
Nov
" 10
Nov. 16
Emma
Nov,16
Mel
Norr. 16
Aunt A. E.
Nav. 25
Josiah W, Pittenger (cousin) [three Pittengers
served in Freemants Company Dt as did
)
Kansas
Znd Ohio Cavalry' Ft. Scott'
A. E(lisabeth)
sister
? (friend)
(
)
Osbun
Ransom Osbunl
Dec. ?
I{ag McCasson
Dec, ?
Annie {fri-end}
Dec. 7
Aunt A. E,
Dec. 1"4
Josiah w. Pittenger
Dec
. 28
Dec. 3t
A.unt A.
Osbun
" Osbun
Ben (cousin)
E
Ostrun
186
3
.Tan,
1
D" B HalI
Jan.
7
Ezra { father)
.Tan. i 1
Mel
Feh.
2
Ernma
Feb.
4
Emma.
Feb.
12
J. W- Pittenger
Feb.
1B
Ezra
Mar.
22
Matt Pittenger {cousin
Mar.
26
Emma
Apr.
12
Aunt A" E,
Apr.
19
Emily {mother)
Apr.
26
Sue Pit,tenger
Osbun
Maw
6
MeI
May
31
H, P. Lockheart.
Sept.
13
Mel
Sept.
13
Emma
Sept,
18
Emily
Sept.
30
Annie F, Palmer
Oct.
8
Emma
Oct - 25
Erni
Oct.
Emma
?5
Iy
Oct " 25
Mel
Nov.
1
MeI
Nnv.
1
Enily
Nov. I
Ezra, and Mel
Nov. Lg
Ezra
Nov" 29
Emma,
Dec. 16
Mel
also note from (C--?)
1864
Jan. L7
Aunt Mat { Mattie ifalrlo?
Feb. 3
Ezra
Feb, 6
i{eltha
Feb. 6
Maggle FlcCasson
Fekr. 7
Jennie Taggart
Feb" L4
Emma
Feb. 21
16:-*?
ivlar. 6
Mel
June 18
R. Colburn
Sept , 25
Sue Reece, to Mattie
Oct. 13
Amy
Ncr." 3
Sue Reece, to Mattie Walda
Nov. 6
weltha
Nov. 6
Mel
Nov. tZ
Ltzzr-e {?)' t,o Mattie
Ncrv. 29
J. G. Carnby
Dec.11
{C-*?) (sister)
Dec" 11
Emily
Dec. 18
Emma
)
}
McCasscn
(
sister
)
Waldr-r
Dixon (cousin!
McCasson
Waldo
tB65
.Tan.
8
Emma
Jan.
9
Mel
Jan.
18
{
Jan.
1B
to Llllie
Jan"
2A
Iv
Jan.
25
Emma
C--? )
.
S
Feb" I
Ezra
Fetr. I
Emma
Feb.10
.
{
sister
)
Waldo, from MarY C. Carr
Ward
,
wi
th rieldspaper cl ippings
? , to Mattie
Waldo
Feb.
12
Rant {Ransom Osbun?)
Feb.
12
Emma
Feb.
13
Mel
Feb.
2A
Aunt A. E.
Feh,
24
MeI
Apr.
8
Ken ( friend)
Apr.
12
Mel
Apr.14
{
cous
in )
Osbun
Emma
Jennie Taggart
" i6
Apr. 20
Rant
Apr.
27,
H{
Apr.
2B
Mel
Apr.
29
Melia (?) (teacher friend - says she is
"teaching young idiots how to shout"
Apr
Ma)'
15
Aug.
15
eth? } D( ixon?
)
Ezta,
Sue Reece, to Lillie
Waldo
1866
Sept.29
P" f'j. Pittenger {compliment,s Freeman's business
srtcces s )
I 896
June 24
1
trnvj-tation to Regiment,al Reunion in
Mif lersburE. Ohir:
906
Apr. 22
t,o PIrs. Freeman Osbun, f rom her sist.er Nell in
Los Catos, Calif. (describes the
eart,hquake in Ca1j.f ornia
)
Photocopies of f.:ur phr:tographs are loca.ted at, the end of the
Iast folder,