Franklin County: E. and Fannie Hunt to Their
Cousins, December 1, 1861
Summary:
The Hunts write of illness in their family and among neighbors. They also express
support for defeating the rebels.
Cousins
Dec. the 1 = 1861
Haneville
Ever dear Cousins
After so long a time i once more seat my self to write
a few lines to you we are all well and hope this will find you all the same we
received your most welcom letter in due time and was
glad to hear from you once more we had a good deal of sickness in our famly this fall it commenced in Bateses famly first little sarah Jane was taken with the bloody
flux and dide she was sick five weaks before little sarah Jane dide Bateses wife
was taken with the same disease she lay for 6 weaks
that she [unclear:
want
] expected to live but through the providence of god she is better
father was taken with the same disease and for two weaks we did not think he would live but he is getting better now so you
may judge wether we had our hands ful or not they is great excitement hear about the war evry
boddy is for fight Illinois has turnd out 70 thousand troops for the war and can send as manny more if wanted i say down with the rebel flag if it
takes all we have got, our property and our lives if cotton is king then let us
no it but let us wallow in blood
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up to
our horses bridle bits before we give it up let the canons roar till evry rebel shall lay down his
arms and beg for mercy Lyman you wrote, you talked of comeing west you wanted to no the price of land
hear it is various prices improved farms are worth
from 15 to 25 dollars a Acre prairie from 10 to 12 dollars
a Acre i think you had all better sell out and come
west for i think you can live easier hear than you can
there tell uncle and aunt to come west and see us and then he can see the
Country for i am shure if he seas it he will like it we have plenty of fruit hear this fall father had all the apples and [unclear:
curence
] and [unclear: laughten] berries they wanted uncle Eshon
Winchesters folks are all well uncle has took Bates
farm for five years he likes the county verry
mutch Samuel Winchester has gone to war he is in
Kentucky Polly Jane is teaching school i must draw my letter to a close for
fannie wants to write a few lines you must write oftneer and i will do the same.
this from
E. and F. Hunt
good night
mutch love to all
to L. Foster and Wife
