George and Jefferson Glover to Miss Sarah Glover, June 21, 1864 letter

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Ft. Delaware
June 21st. 1864
Dear Sister:
It is with pleasure 
this morning I take a few 
moments to write you a short 
epistle. I recieved your very wel-
come letter Saturday, was deligh-
ted to hear that you are all well, &
much pleased with the present. 
Tell mother I will surely think of
her as frequently as I take any of the 
contents of the house-wife from their 
lurking place. Enclosed you will 
find two rings which I bestow 
one to each of you for your hospit-
alities. They were made by the Rebel 
prisoners, those that have agreed to 
take the oath of allegiance are allow-
ed to peddle them. I purchased them
from one of them. Recieve them 

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as a token of remembrance from 
your brother & son. Tell the rest 
I intend to send them all some pre-
sent as soon as I can get something 
suitable. We are both well at 
present & enjoying ourselves very 
well. Jeff is out at the river fishing
The boys catch fish in abundance. 
They are very plenty in the river 
principally cat fish. There are no 
particular news at present here only 
some more prisoners keep coming 
once & awhile. there are about eleven thou-
sand here now. the boys make them 
stand around about right. Tell pap 
I am glad to know that he is getting 
along so well as he is with his work 
& that he has got as much wool as he 
has. tell him ifhe gets as many dollars 
as he has pounds he will do very well.
I wrote a letter to unkle Jacob 
when I was at Relay but have 
got no answer to it yet. Let me 

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know when you write whether 
he ever got it or not. Well you 
said if we wished a box of provisions 
sent you would send them if we thou-
ght we would get them. I apprehend
there is no danger but what we 
will get them if you are careful 
in directing the box or barrel or what
ever you may send them in. 
The Bloomfield company & some 
of the Steubenville companies have 
recieved considerable of stuff. Now 
I am going to tell you I want you 
to send some. Oliver Naylor & Jacob 
McGrew have sent word to their folks 
to send them some & they want you to 
see them & all send together. I think 
it would be a very good plan. the 
expressage probably would not be so 
much. You can send ours with theirs 
or in a package by it's self 
as you see proper. Now I am going to 
tell you what I want you to send. 

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I want a can of butter, some apple
butter, molasses, canned fruit, mustard 
dryed apples & such other things as you 
see proper. It will be useless to send pies 
as they would spoil before they would get 
here. be careful in packing the stuff. 
The best thing you could put it in would 
be cans sealed, mark each what is in 
it & put the name on each pack so we 
will know which is ours. Tell Mrs. Ryle, 
Rea, Akin & Kate Jolmston if they see proper 
to send me something it would be very excep-
table. don't forget to tell Aunt Susan 
to send something if you see her.
Mr. Whitton said to tell his old gal he wanted 
her to send him a box of light cakes, a roast
chicken some butter & such other articles 
as she sees proper & send it along with 
ours. I want you to send it by express 
The boys requested it to be sent in 
my name & told me to tell you to tell 
Nathan Naylor to have it so done. we 
want you to send it so we can get it
against the 4th of July. If our time is 
counted from the 2nd of May it is [1/2] in today.
Direct the same as you do letters 
nothing more but remains your 
true Sons & Brothers
George & Jeff Glover