Notes: Charles Merritt HACKETT

NOTE 1: LETTER FROM JOHN D. HACKETT: Copy of Letter from a Hackett relative from the Civil War era: Envelope, from Eureka, Minn (?) March 9, 1861; to Mrs. Lydia Hackett, Mechanic Falls, Maine. Letter: Eureka Mar 6th 1861; Dear Mother: I have just received your letter of Feb 19th and was very glad to hear from you, but you don't appear to get all of my letters from your talk. I received your letter that you spoke of on my birthday. It was quite a birthday present. Father? said that I did not know when I could come home or not but I would if I could come, for I should have money enough from my school if I did not get the rest. I have $14 per month and board and was to have 4 months school and have my as soon as school is done. I finished school yesterday on account of my not being likely to get my pay right off. I have kept 3 months, the reason of it is this the district had money enough in the treasury to pay me for 4 months but they have lost every cent of it through the rascality of the town superintendent (actually this county-a bundle of rascals). They told me that they could not pay me still another fall but wanted me to keep the school out. But I thought that I was about deepening in the mire already without getting in deeper so I quit. They are going to have a school meeting in a few nights to see if they can't raise it out of there own pockets. But it is so hard times here
for money I don't think they can. If they don't raise it I don't know what I shall do for I can't get any money on my old debts. If I can collect enough to come home with I shall come. But I don't have much hopes of it. It takes a pretty good sum to come $41.60 for a ticket to Portland (?). I shall be at home sometime between this and next fall but I don't think you had better look for me this spring. I will come if I can and If not I shan't. I have good a pretty bad cold today My snoot runs a stream while I am writing this You did not send all of that speech. I know what you sent. It was the part that you did not sent that I had forgotten. I don't think much of Edward's business for I think the sun is the best dryer to do clothes by. What did he give for the thing. Write-how he makes it selling them. What is Edwin going to do? I wish I was back there now. We have had real hard winter here not much like last winter. The snow is melt off now. It is very pleasant today. I am going to take a ride. We have
a tall sycamore here I like I like it. The house was as full as it could be at the last meeting. How do Jona and Moses get along. I suppose they are great boys now. (Laz Moses is .. ?) Why don't some of Uncle John's folks write to me. I guess Wilson and Sarah have forgotten there is such a boys as Charles Hackett for they don't take time to answer my letter. I can't write any . So good-bye Write soon C.M. Hackett
 

NOTE 2: Burial: Old Cemetery, Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, ME

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