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[page 1] 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 [page 2] 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 [page 3] 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. [page 4] 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
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Full Text | [page 1] 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 [page 2] 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 [page 3] 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. [page 4] 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 |