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James Parkison Letters

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Document Type: Autograph Letter Signed

Author: James Parkison
Date: October 30, 1864
Place: Newark, Ohio
To: Brother

Physical Description: pencil on paper; 4 pages (20 x 12 cm) on 1 folded sheet

Number: MSN/CW 5007-3


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Newark Oct 30th 1864

Dear Brother: Yours of the 11th and - came to hand since my last letter to you and found us all in the enjoyment of good health and glad to hear from you We are glad to hear that you are in such good health and spirits, and I think that you will never be sorry for the vote which you cast at the late election and as one good act deserves another I hope that you will cast your next vote, on the 8th of Nov. for King Abraham the first and show the rebels, North and South, that the union men are determined to crush out this rebelion, cost what it may. I feel almost sure that after the election is over the rebels will see such an overwhelming majority for old Abe that the fight of four years more of war and bloodshed and famine before them will

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most assuredly become so disheartened that they will throw down their arms and beg for peace I was glad to hear that you had got that package, for I feared that it had been confiscated. The cheap suspenders I put in because I could not get enough of the others, but those at nine dollars per doz. I did not know you had discarded the pipe or I should not have sent the bakkey. The paper I bought at auction and can get plenty more of it as Barney Finch is here with his store again. The kind of paper that you have been using can be bought here for about half what you pay for it to the sutlers. The envelopes cost 80 cts a pack but hereafter will cost 91 cts a pack. The thread you did not say whether it suited or not. On the 21st of this month we had a heavy snow storm. Snow fell and lay on the ground to the depth of two inches. But it did not lay long, and since we have had quite pleasant weather, but the nights are cool

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Jack was over week before last and Ida went home with him yesterday a week ago and is at Somerset yet. Our folks about the city of Somerset are all well and in a flourishing condition. Here in our own beautiful city all is going on well There is a great many new recruits and drafted men going into camp. Among the drafted men was your old and esteemed friend Bill Kanedy, but he went and got the POX and so got off and someone else must take his place. There is not much excitement here about the election, but each party seems determined to leave no stone unturned to elect their favorite candidates, and if you get the papers you will see that enormous frauds on the New York soldiers have been detected, and schemes for fraudulent voting in this and other States have been detected but with all the frauds I think that there are enough honest men in all the States to prevent little Mack [i.e., George B. McClellan]

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from carrying the electoral vote of a single state. The rebels have been worsted at all points, both east and west of late both in front and rear so far and I do not now anticipate a danger in the coming contest. Mrs Wright is going out to Allen county in a few weeks to spend the winter. Friends about here all well. Oh yes, I had almost forgot to tell you the supposed fate of the dog Frank, The family that had him moved into the country and the dog forgot to go with the last load of things and during the night wandered outside of the lines and is suposed to have been captured as he has not been heard of since and his life had been threatened by one C. Youngman on account of various depredations commented on his slaughter house at night I think he must have been a guerrilla for he was captured while on a raid But I must close this epistle of hopes and fears and as ever I remain yours

James

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Transcription last modified: 27 Feb 2007 at 04:03 PM EST


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