Louisa died in Deerfield Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
Camp rolla mosuria
March the 15th 1865
Dear mother it is with the greatest of pleasure that i sit down to let you know that i am well and hope that these few lines will find you the same i am in Camp rolla mo now and i expect we will stay here a good while i have seen a good Deal of things since i left you. i have Been in Chicago and Springfield and Oldton and St. louis and now i am at rolla mo i left madison Wis i wrote you a letter be fore i left up there we are camped on a hill where it is very nice if it was good weather it has been raining ever since we got here but we have got log huts so we keep out ot the rain a little i never was as healthy in my life as i am now i sent a 50 dollars up to balarton and Co and i want you to write to nelson millard and see if he got it he was to get a note for it and keep it untill i came bacfk i want you to writ as soon as get this and let me know how you are getting a long it is raining now a bout as hard as it can we have hard tack meat and Covee and sugar so i live very well well i gues i have wrote all for this time so no more at present But remain you affectionate son untill death
Leonard Bolon
Received from: The University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection -- Rolla
Typed as written to preserve the integrity of the letter from Leonard to his mother during the civil war.
OBIT: Cuba Journal - March 2, 1888 Volume IV, Number 27
OBITUARY
Died, on Monday night, 27th inst., Mrs. Louisa Kaler of Deerfield. Mrs. Kaler was in the 72nd year of her age and will be remembered by many of our older citizens as --- and widow of Wm. Bolon. --- was in her usual health on --- last. When retiring for the night suffered an attack of cerebral hemeroge from which she never raillied. And died the following night.
From Spirit of Pioneers Bonney-Bolon Heard-Millard Families page 34.
Mrs. Gibboney sent to Springfield for an obituary on Louisa Bolon Kaler, but it was not a good one. The paper had been torn and little information was given. As much of this obituary as I can make out from the photostatic copy she sent me is next included. Paragraph before obit on page 34.
Camp rolla mosuria
March the 15th 1865
Dear mother it is with the greatest of pleasure that i sit down to let you know that i am well and hope that these few lines will find you the same i am in Camp rolla mo now and i expect we will stay here a good while i have seen a good Deal of things since i left you. i have Been in Chicago and Springfield and Oldton and St. louis and now i am at rolla mo i left madison Wis i wrote you a letter be fore i left up there we are camped on a hill where it is very nice if it was good weather it has been raining ever since we got here but we have got log huts so we keep out ot the rain a little i never was as healthy in my life as i am now i sent a 50 dollars up to balarton and Co and i want you to write to nelson millard and see if he got it he was to get a note for it and keep it untill i came bacfk i want you to writ as soon as get this and let me know how you are getting a long it is raining now a bout as hard as it can we have hard tack meat and Covee and sugar so i live very well well i gues i have wrote all for this time so no more at present But remain you affectionate son untill death
Leonard Bolon
Received from: The University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection -- Rolla
Typed as written to preserve the integrity of the letter from Leonard to his mother during the civil war.
OBIT: Cuba Journal - March 2, 1888 Volume IV, Number 27
OBITUARY
Died, on Monday night, 27th inst., Mrs. Louisa Kaler of Deerfield. Mrs. Kaler was in the 72nd year of her age and will be remembered by many of our older citizens as --- and widow of Wm. Bolon. --- was in her usual health on --- last. When retiring for the night suffered an attack of cerebral hemeroge from which she never raillied. And died the following night.
From Spirit of Pioneers Bonney-Bolon Heard-Millard Families page 34.
Mrs. Gibboney sent to Springfield for an obituary on Louisa Bolon Kaler, but it was not a good one. The paper had been torn and little information was given. As much of this obituary as I can make out from the photostatic copy she sent me is next included. Paragraph before obit on page 34.
Louisa died in Deerfield Township, Fulton County, Illinois.
Camp rolla mosuria
March the 15th 1865
Dear mother it is with the greatest of pleasure that i sit down to let you know that i am well and hope that these few lines will find you the same i am in Camp rolla mo now and i expect we will stay here a good while i have seen a good Deal of things since i left you. i have Been in Chicago and Springfield and Oldton and St. louis and now i am at rolla mo i left madison Wis i wrote you a letter be fore i left up there we are camped on a hill where it is very nice if it was good weather it has been raining ever since we got here but we have got log huts so we keep out ot the rain a little i never was as healthy in my life as i am now i sent a 50 dollars up to balarton and Co and i want you to write to nelson millard and see if he got it he was to get a note for it and keep it untill i came bacfk i want you to writ as soon as get this and let me know how you are getting a long it is raining now a bout as hard as it can we have hard tack meat and Covee and sugar so i live very well well i gues i have wrote all for this time so no more at present But remain you affectionate son untill death
Leonard Bolon
Received from: The University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection -- Rolla
Typed as written to preserve the integrity of the letter from Leonard to his mother during the civil war.
OBIT: Cuba Journal - March 2, 1888 Volume IV, Number 27
OBITUARY
Died, on Monday night, 27th inst., Mrs. Louisa Kaler of Deerfield. Mrs. Kaler was in the 72nd year of her age and will be remembered by many of our older citizens as --- and widow of Wm. Bolon. --- was in her usual health on --- last. When retiring for the night suffered an attack of cerebral hemeroge from which she never raillied. And died the following night.
From Spirit of Pioneers Bonney-Bolon Heard-Millard Families page 34.
Mrs. Gibboney sent to Springfield for an obituary on Louisa Bolon Kaler, but it was not a good one. The paper had been torn and little information was given. As much of this obituary as I can make out from the photostatic copy she sent me is next included. Paragraph before obit on page 34.
Camp rolla mosuria
March the 15th 1865
Dear mother it is with the greatest of pleasure that i sit down to let you know that i am well and hope that these few lines will find you the same i am in Camp rolla mo now and i expect we will stay here a good while i have seen a good Deal of things since i left you. i have Been in Chicago and Springfield and Oldton and St. louis and now i am at rolla mo i left madison Wis i wrote you a letter be fore i left up there we are camped on a hill where it is very nice if it was good weather it has been raining ever since we got here but we have got log huts so we keep out ot the rain a little i never was as healthy in my life as i am now i sent a 50 dollars up to balarton and Co and i want you to write to nelson millard and see if he got it he was to get a note for it and keep it untill i came bacfk i want you to writ as soon as get this and let me know how you are getting a long it is raining now a bout as hard as it can we have hard tack meat and Covee and sugar so i live very well well i gues i have wrote all for this time so no more at present But remain you affectionate son untill death
Leonard Bolon
Received from: The University of Missouri Western Historical Manuscript Collection -- Rolla
Typed as written to preserve the integrity of the letter from Leonard to his mother during the civil war.
OBIT: Cuba Journal - March 2, 1888 Volume IV, Number 27
OBITUARY
Died, on Monday night, 27th inst., Mrs. Louisa Kaler of Deerfield. Mrs. Kaler was in the 72nd year of her age and will be remembered by many of our older citizens as --- and widow of Wm. Bolon. --- was in her usual health on --- last. When retiring for the night suffered an attack of cerebral hemeroge from which she never raillied. And died the following night.
From Spirit of Pioneers Bonney-Bolon Heard-Millard Families page 34.
Mrs. Gibboney sent to Springfield for an obituary on Louisa Bolon Kaler, but it was not a good one. The paper had been torn and little information was given. As much of this obituary as I can make out from the photostatic copy she sent me is next included. Paragraph before obit on page 34.
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