Comments for Manley Stacey Civil War Letters http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters From the collection of the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois Mon, 31 May 2010 13:53:42 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Comments by Doug Deuchler http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/2009/07/17/comments/comment-page-1/#comment-5375 Doug Deuchler Mon, 31 May 2010 13:53:42 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/?p=2263#comment-5375 These letters are thrilling to read. They personalize the Civil War and make it come alive in warm, unique ways. Hats off to you, Marty, on your fine work. Very impressive. I kept thinking as I read how here's a young man from 148 years ago and we're all "getting to know him." You rescued him from history. Like I said, it's thrilling--a true labor of love. Doug Deuchler These letters are thrilling to read. They personalize the Civil War and make it come alive in warm, unique ways. Hats off to you, Marty, on your fine work. Very impressive. I kept thinking as I read how here’s a young man from 148 years ago and we’re all “getting to know him.” You rescued him from history. Like I said, it’s thrilling–a true labor of love.

Doug Deuchler

]]> Comment on October 14, 1862 by Administrator http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/2009/02/09/october-14-1862/comment-page-1/#comment-5312 Administrator Tue, 04 May 2010 17:59:55 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/?p=426#comment-5312 Beth, I just checked back and was partly incorrect. In the letters from Althea Yaeger and L.M. Stout, they also seem also to write it as "Manly" without the "e". When I have time, I'll find the higher resolution scans and look more closely. I'm still going with the "e" though. Marty Beth,

I just checked back and was partly incorrect. In the letters from Althea Yaeger and L.M. Stout, they also seem also to write it as “Manly” without the “e”. When I have time, I’ll find the higher resolution scans and look more closely.

I’m still going with the “e” though.

Marty

]]> Comment on October 14, 1862 by Administrator http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/2009/02/09/october-14-1862/comment-page-1/#comment-5311 Administrator Tue, 04 May 2010 17:49:47 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/?p=426#comment-5311 Beth, Glad you enjoyed the site. I'm confident that his name has the "e". The adjutant general's records show it with an "e", and also the three letters form others wrote it as "Manley". His own writing and spelling was idiosycratic, or maybe typical of his time, which made these letters very difficult for me to transcribe at the beginning. There are other instances in the letters where he did not use the "e" in common words ending in "ey". There are several other instances of similar misspellings or shortenings which may have been common in that time. Marty Beth,

Glad you enjoyed the site.

I’m confident that his name has the “e”. The adjutant general’s records show it with an “e”, and also the three letters form others wrote it as “Manley”.

His own writing and spelling was idiosycratic, or maybe typical of his time, which made these letters very difficult for me to transcribe at the beginning. There are other instances in the letters where he did not use the “e” in common words ending in “ey”. There are several other instances of similar misspellings or shortenings which may have been common in that time.

Marty

]]> Comment on October 14, 1862 by Beth Brabston http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/2009/02/09/october-14-1862/comment-page-1/#comment-5310 Beth Brabston Tue, 04 May 2010 17:00:21 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/?p=426#comment-5310 Hi, Your site is awesome. I teach 8th grade history and this site helps to bring the people of the time period to life! I have been wondering about the spelling of Manley...the signature often looks like Manly w/o the "e." Do you know for sure what the correct spelling is? Thanks! Hi,

Your site is awesome. I teach 8th grade history and this site helps to bring the people of the time period to life!

I have been wondering about the spelling of Manley…the signature often looks like Manly w/o the “e.” Do you know for sure what the correct spelling is?
Thanks!

]]> Comment on Comments by Martin Husk http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/2009/07/17/comments/comment-page-1/#comment-3749 Martin Husk Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:13:38 +0000 http://martyhackl.net/staceyletters/?p=2263#comment-3749 Marty, That's great news that you're going to publish the letters as a book. Please feel free to let me know if I can help in any way. Regards, Martin Marty,

That’s great news that you’re going to publish the letters as a book. Please feel free to let me know if I can help in any way.

Regards,
Martin

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