Civil War Letters

C^D ^wU û)fm (£ettev> cvj) These letters, found in her grandmother's effects, were given, to the Appalachian Collection, Alice Lloyd College Library, by Edith Pridemore. We are grateful to Charlotte Madden, Librarian , for calling our attention to them. 1862 Johnson County Ky I am thes camp near paintsville Dear wife and Children I take the opertunity of writing a few lains to you to lete you know that I am well ate this Time and hoping thate thes few leins will find you in the same State ofhelth I want you to wright to me as soon as you Can we are expecting the linkenits to aetacte us and Several of our boys is sick with the measeis and I ont want you to lete nun of your corn go with thoute they will pay you the gold or silver for it I cannot tell when I can gete to come home for we have Drill all day hard So no more at preasant Robert S. Hamilton 16 A cíía »/ s1"* /*y&&*' ¿¿,-?*, ana' /¿?i/i+Se/i£4v/ ituAQjumA' ts**;£J^»* C '/t If uo-t* ¿Ätni&uJ (/v*^? /* OtU (x/c- A'lí SL»OH ¿> & /.é¿£ anèJ o/é¿t*uj " tVÏ it-i /i l(« r¿ffifs ft/íe^ ^/l£- ??0«?*?/' f-??-?? ?^?? yen* ?'*¦It ;/?? I«>?«./??· ¦ -' J%/n /??> «st, / *$tt:Ua 'fflitntuAhf. IVf/idL*/ ?«dV /'Y/ftU'it/ftf .d.t'fl/ /ittU>i if/t, t'/tA* l*?a*'fl n//' Uâtri /,l/.i '· Kit!' 3,>H*// UlIU^ /»u/t ' €>>,* hitli /t'ufcff· aiK¿> a/¡Z- iycOAULc /¡¿ma- fi c*me e/.o ti/t r/tttty aaWhiLi. //* /ft HtZiJL^u.*b a/m otfc+tj /4???**?/?·?'/a*- *y,iAXe i/iSf-uL ¿i"*-e ,y/í"f¿ S'u- -C 4i -»fit/innéf. iAa'tâ/?· /Ii 44/???> rfurce f>'ira - ./\v ("«XOo. c.Jijû't£f Sin JU j*/j .?'ähiu au 1Ja mfJ 'jfat*% ¿7Im?* tf/tu?ilcup ¿J «/ pa3,>\J : U9;u 'a3,>///.?. 3,>//fluc> //A* Shf>ÛL .-.i/t/ih $C\fi>u> it ft A't/ftia " c' íuaaíh /re .ina.nt¿ s.p+unA / JÍ**KtS/¿/\ jt??/ 'c/Va*>i ifietx. ¿euuêefij ¿fta*t>*S'//>i. #¿,.· ¡¿/¿+?», c/f jv/wi¿Herí/ /A¡¿,\ dt/ ?> iiMC? /Au. t>',,aA/¿fi/ ??s<4 Ct^. //\ß //<{/