Pomroy Jones to Governor Tilden, page 4, 1875

Pomroy Jones to Governor Tilden, page 4, 1875 To be sure Congress has granted the little remnant of us Pensions for hazarding our lives in defense of our extended frontier. [True we were not?] in many battles. but sickness devastates military ranks more than bullets When at Sacketts Harbor my duty required me every morning to pass the Militia Hospital on an average five if not six that had died in the night were put out in the yard for the undertaker. For three months after my return from that unhealthy past I was prostrated by sickness but thanks to a good constitution and good nursing I survived. Excuse my rambling letter. Very respectfully Yours. Pomroy Jones Writer Pomroy Jones Date written 1875-08-04 Paper x cm x xcm x x xin Pencil Penmanship Style Collection Pomroy Jones to Governor Tilden, August 4, 1875. Old Soldiers claims. Samuel J. Tilden Papers. Series I. Correspondence. I.F. Gubernatorial, 1874-1876. Proposed legislation. Digital Collections, The New York Public Library. <ref name=NYPL>Template:Cite web |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=February 11, 2017 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lennox, and Tilden Foundation}}</ref> File name Jones Pomroy 1789---00x-00x-00x Links related to Pomroy Jones NYPL [1], Pomroy Jones' History of the Town of Sangerfield (1851) [2], findagrave.com [3]