My Worthy Friends Mrs Huffman and Tucker according to promise I embrace this opportunity of addressing you this short epistle. You may be somewhat surprised when you find that I address you from this place - I will not be permitted to write from Vicksburg - I am very sorry this is the case for I would like so well to let you know how we are getting along at that place. I arrived safely at this place and have been treated like a lady - there is no news of im-portance that I can write that would be interesting to you. I am more than thankful to you and the rest of my kind friends in L[ouisville] for their kindness. I have a favor to ask of you and it is this - I wish you would write to Mrs E.A.W. Burbage for me and tell her all you know about me - how - where and when I was taken prisoner, tell her what a good rebel soldier I have been. She is my mother. She lives near Hardensburg Breckenridge Co[unty] Ky tell her about me getting wounded and my detec-tion. Tell her that Caroline Elizabeth and Gideon P. Walker are in the care of the Rev Father Brady in Louisville the little girl is at St V[incents] assylum I do not know where Father Brady…
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My Worthy Friends Mrs Huffman and Tucker according to promise I embrace this opportunity of addressing you this short epistle. You may be somewhat surprised when you find that I address you from this place - I will not be permitted to write from Vicksburg - I am very sorry this is the case for I would like so well to let you know how we are getting along at that place. I arrived safely at this place and have been treated like a lady - there is no news of im-portance that I can write that would be interesting to you. I am more than thankful to you and the rest of my kind friends in L[ouisville] for their kindness. I have a favor to ask of you and it is this - I wish you would write to Mrs E.A.W. Burbage for me and tell her all you know about me - how - where and when I was taken prisoner, tell her what a good rebel soldier I have been. She is my mother. She lives near Hardensburg Breckenridge Co[unty] Ky tell her about me getting wounded and my detec-tion. Tell her that Caroline Elizabeth and Gideon P. Walker are in the care of the Rev Father Brady in Louisville the little girl is at St V[incents] assylum I do not know where Father Brady…
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