Uhl5

Transcription: 

Sunday Murfreesboro the 12 of Aprile Tennesee
Dear Brother I haf reseaved yor leter of the 7
to day and saw that you are all well I am the same
I haf reseaved yor leter of the 25 of April Martch on the 8
of Ap and ansert it on the nine 9 in witch I tolt you
how I haf Sent the Money and about Some
money that I haf give John Snyder witch his
Brother Samyel will givee you when you git out thar
I haf Sent you anorder and som persimen Seedes
Sum froot like plums I will Sent you Some more
for I think mebey it is lost for the mail train
was throat of[f] the track bey the revels between hear
and nashvill about the time mey leter was going
tha burnt up the train taking the pasingers all
prissner and taking a got deal of money the

pay masters beang hear a goot deal of money is Sent
you Say in your last leter that the money has
got thar I am glad it has got thare
tell mee how mutch Do you get and how mutch
the tax last foll and the intress of yor money
till now how mutch it all iss thinges beeing
not Safe to Sent money I will mebey Sent
eney mebey til John Snyder gos home
the rest that I o[we] Father I will pay him Soon
when you rite agane tell me whether you got mey
leter of the 8 I must Clos for this time
rite Soon I reman yor Kinde Brother
Jacob Uhl

Date: 
April 12, 1863
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 49th Ohio Infantry
Rank: 
musician; private
Residence (County): 
Crawford County, OH

Recipient(s)

Name Variant: 
“Dear Brother”
Residence (County): 
Crawford County, OH

From

From State: 
Tennessee
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
Ohio
To County: 
Crawford

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Gemma Bellhouse
Transcription Date: 
June, 2010
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
July, 2010

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