Difference Between “letter” and "paper in 19th century English
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Recently, I found a civil war journal of a family member of mine who fought and eventually died for the North in the US Civil War. He notes what he receives from home, and he talks about receiving letters and papers as though they were distinct items. Here are some examples:
May 4 th
Recieved 1 letter and 1 paper from home
May 14 th
Recieved 1 letter from Znes O. 1 letter and papers from home. 1 paper from brother.
May 25 th
Received from home 1 package contains 3 pr or gloves also 1 paper 1 letter.
"Paper" meaning newspaper doesn't really make sense here in context, and they are obviously different for letters. What did he mean by "paper"?
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Recently, I found a civil war journal of a family member of mine who fought and eventually died for the North in the US Civil War. He notes what he receives from home, and he talks about receiving letters and papers as though they were distinct items. Here are some examples:
May 4 th
Recieved 1 letter and 1 paper from home
May 14 th
Recieved 1 letter from Znes O. 1 letter and papers from home. 1 paper from brother.
May 25 th
Received from home 1 package contains 3 pr or gloves also 1 paper 1 letter.
"Paper" meaning newspaper doesn't really make sense here in context, and they are obviously different for letters. What did he mean by "paper"?
american-english victorian-english
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Recently, I found a civil war journal of a family member of mine who fought and eventually died for the North in the US Civil War. He notes what he receives from home, and he talks about receiving letters and papers as though they were distinct items. Here are some examples:
May 4 th
Recieved 1 letter and 1 paper from home
May 14 th
Recieved 1 letter from Znes O. 1 letter and papers from home. 1 paper from brother.
May 25 th
Received from home 1 package contains 3 pr or gloves also 1 paper 1 letter.
"Paper" meaning newspaper doesn't really make sense here in context, and they are obviously different for letters. What did he mean by "paper"?
american-english victorian-english
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Recently, I found a civil war journal of a family member of mine who fought and eventually died for the North in the US Civil War. He notes what he receives from home, and he talks about receiving letters and papers as though they were distinct items. Here are some examples:
May 4 th
Recieved 1 letter and 1 paper from home
May 14 th
Recieved 1 letter from Znes O. 1 letter and papers from home. 1 paper from brother.
May 25 th
Received from home 1 package contains 3 pr or gloves also 1 paper 1 letter.
"Paper" meaning newspaper doesn't really make sense here in context, and they are obviously different for letters. What did he mean by "paper"?
american-english victorian-english
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Why not newspaper? A newspaper from home would deliver a lot of local news a soldier in the field wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.
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Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
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Why not newspaper? A newspaper from home would deliver a lot of local news a soldier in the field wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.
answered yesterday
The PhotonThe Photon
2,3371912
Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
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Why not newspaper? A newspaper from home would deliver a lot of local news a soldier in the field wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.
answered yesterday
The PhotonThe Photon
2,3371912
Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
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Why not newspaper? A newspaper from home would deliver a lot of local news a soldier in the field wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.
answered yesterday
The PhotonThe Photon
2,3371912
Why not newspaper? A newspaper from home would deliver a lot of local news a soldier in the field wouldn't be able to hear otherwise.
answered yesterday
The PhotonThe Photon
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Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
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Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
Yes, the only other "paper" which would make sense would be business or legal papers, possibly requiring action, and there seem to be too many "papers" for that to be the case. I think they were newspapers.
– BoldBen
yesterday
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