Letter to sister

Creator:

Fulkerson, Abram, Jr., 1834-1902

Scope and content:

Written from VMI, Lexington, Virginia. Letter regards family news, the military ball, and exams. The letter includes an invitation to the military ball.

Language:

English

Other descriptive data:

V.M. Institute June 4th 1853

Dear Sister,
I recd your letter the 28th of May. I was very glad to hear that were so well pleased with your school. I suppose that you will come home before you teach another session if you do so at all, Father wrote to me the other day for the first time, they are all well at home Father has sold his mare and bought a buggy, I suppose that he will quit riding horse back and splurge in his buggy for a while, your old Mister Brown was kicked by a horse the other day and broke his leg, his family had bad luck lately.

We will have a great ball on the if nothing happens they are prepareing tolerably rapidly now, the tickets came yesterday. I sent you one of them, I know you will be certain to come or else I would not send it to you

The examination will commence the 20th of June, Sam is on the Board again they meet about the 15th, I have some faint hopes of passing, but it is verry doubtful I tell you, you must write to me oftener

Your affectionate Brother
Abram Fulkerson

Subjects:

Virginia Military Institute—Cadet life—1850-1859
Virginia Military Institute—Social life and customs
Correspondence

Names:

Fulkerson, Abram, Jr., 1834-1902

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