Posted on Texas Civilian Yahoo list June 2009 by Vicki Betts
From the Maverick letters
p.100 Mary Maverick in San Antonio, to son Lewis, February 2, 1864
Col Ford called in the other day & I gave him a nice carpet haversack. Pa told Joe Sunday to take our little cannon--have it rifled & carry to Eagle Pass (mounted). He was delighted & will do it if he can & return it to us after the war. ... I was very much occupied during the haversack rage--had 10 times as much of it to do as most of the others. Samuel asked us to make 1,000 for Ford; but Mrs. M decided to let the poor women have the job--for so few had really worked at our 438 that it was hard on them & would be the same.
From the Maverick letters
p.100 Mary Maverick in San Antonio, to son Lewis, February 2, 1864
Col Ford called in the other day & I gave him a nice carpet haversack. Pa told Joe Sunday to take our little cannon--have it rifled & carry to Eagle Pass (mounted). He was delighted & will do it if he can & return it to us after the war. ... I was very much occupied during the haversack rage--had 10 times as much of it to do as most of the others. Samuel asked us to make 1,000 for Ford; but Mrs. M decided to let the poor women have the job--for so few had really worked at our 438 that it was hard on them & would be the same.
