Maria E. Cook

Wife of Henry F. Cook.

Sources

• FamilySearch

In these letters:

1. Date Author Description
2. 1863-02-15
   • Cecil Burleigh
   • Apologies for making Caroline “blue” in his prior letter, Austin’s trouble on the march, when their cow will calve, and other details.
3. 1863-02-12
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • A letter primarily about the difficulty of shipping boxes to the soldiers and the contents of a box she sent.
4. 1863-02-09
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • Caroline writes about her mother going to a party and receiving money from Cecil along with a letter that made her “quite blue”.
5. 1863-02-08
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • In this interesting letter, Caroline writes an adorable account of Louise, a letter from Austin, the rising costs of fabric, and much more.
6. 1863-02-01
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • Caroline writes a lengthy letter about the state of the war, their baby, her headaches, her low view of Austin, and lots more.
7. 1863-01-18
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • Caroline writes to Cecil about her money situation, how she enjoys sending him things, complains how the government doesn’t care for their soldiers, and speaks about the local news.
8. 1862-12-14
   • Caroline Burleigh
   • Caroline writes a lengthy letter about the impending battle of Fredericksburg, her headaches, the potential of her visiting the 20th Connecticut, and Louise.
9. 1862-10-08
   • Cecil Burleigh
   • Cecil writes to Caroline about business at home, directions for shipping a box, complains about the army grub, and speaks about how lovely a place Frederick was and how the Rebs treated the townsfolk very well.