Franklin County: Jacob Middows to Elizabeth Middows, August 14,
1864
Summary:
Jacob Middows conveys to his parents his satisfaction with military life. He criticizes
militia men who failed to defend their homes from the "Johneys Rebes." He also informs his
parents of his intention to send his pay home and gives instructions for its use.
14th 1864
AD
agust
Camp Near Petersburg
Dear Parents
it is with the Greatest of Pleashure that I seat My self to inform you and My Brothers and Sisters that I like it well and
am well feal
Hartey like ite
beter now than Ever I did I hope that youens
Ar all well and all the Rest about [unclear: tomstorm]
ile now state to you that I Received your Letter last Knight And was Glad to here from youens And was glad to here that Youenes
wasened yet dissturbed By The Johneys Rebes you Stated in your letter that tha
Wes
moveing
every thing out Of Town now if tha
wold be men tha
wold take
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Thare
Guens and go Out Side of the Town to defend
them selfes Not Stand thare with thare hands in thare
pockes and Look like fools and look at thare houses burning If tha do that in then And thare houses aut to be burnt but Still I wold
Suner
se
Quincey burnt all To hell and old Dackter
Knewcomber and Old Westz In it then we wold get Mare mail by his doctrin it nnot take a letter tow weeks to com
down here letters that Is maild
outhers places coms
in side of [unclear: 4]
dasy and the letters that coms from thare it takes almoust 11 days to com so he is a domb Old Rascal and if you get time
to go to Quincey
[unclear: whi] let himm
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Read this letter we ar getting Paid off to day I draw 1.20.10 that is
one hundrad 20 dollars 10 cts
Ile
ex press 1 hundrade 10 dollars and mebbey fifteen dollars I dont want to ceep so mutch money here I cend it to you and if you want to make youse of it whi you may get the Chirldren
wat ever
tha want that is in the eating line And Close but you must be A little
saven i dond
no we we will be paid of
agin. I must stop now and go and get my money it is a big pile but you
shall have it all but five or six dollars and wen that is all Ile
Rite for som more so I must go and get the gin
bats that is so Johney Rebs ile now commence
again I got my money I got one hundred
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And Twentey Dollars
Ile Send you one hundrad and 10 dollars
home ile
exspress it to Wanesborow Or Greecastle I dond
no
witch but ile let you no
ile
exspress it to morrow
ile let you no
ile
Rite you a nuther letter to morrow
wen I exspress my money ile Think I must bring my Letter to A Close For this Time So no more you Can look for
1.10 Dollars At Adamses exspress Office In Waynesborow
So no more but Remain your afacnnate Son
Jacob Middows
Give my love to all inquiring Friends we ar all well that is from Thomstom me and George Gates is in one tents to gether and live balley. Ile Rite a nuther letter when I exspress my money To his Mother Elizabeth Middows
