Relates camp news, and comments on Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Describes the political climate and its uncertainties in parts of Missouri. Transcription: Pacific City Mo. May 24th 1863 Benjamin and Eliza J. Haregrave, Dear Relatives, I Seat my Self and grasp my pen, to drop you a line whitch I hope will be of Entrest to you all, This Communication of mine will inform you, that I had the pleasure to day of receiving your once more welcomed letter, I had been Expecting to hear from you for several days, but your letter found a welcome, when It did come. I was as asal[usual?] very glad
Relates camp news, and comments on Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Describes the political climate and its uncertainties in parts of Missouri. Transcription: Pacific City Mo. May 24th 1863 Benjamin and Eliza J. Haregrave, Dear Relatives, I Seat my Self and grasp my pen, to drop you a line whitch I hope will be of Entrest to you all, This Communication of mine will inform you, that I had the pleasure to day of receiving your once more welcomed letter, I had been Expecting to hear from you for several days, but your letter found a welcome, when It did come. I was as asal[usual?] very glad to hear form the forks of the river, There seems to be from the reading of your letter, some entimations of yours haveing trouble in your Neighborhood, I am very sorry to hear it, I do hope the Loyal Citizens of your section, will be prepared for any assault, It is my opinion that there will be more trouble in your section of the Country than in any other portion of the state. The time has come that Loyal Citizens must work, they must not wait and depend upon the military authority any longer, but if they will go to work them selves, and assist the Military, there can be more done, than Ever has been done, They should not be let to get the start with you, but let every man be ready to jump at a moment, and help eachother to save this Country, this is the means that must be adopted ? and the sooner it is done the better it will be. This letter will inform you, that Mother Arrived here last Wednesday, Sis Jane I was never so astonished in my life, I did not know that she was this side of Chillicothe, untill she was within four feet of me, You Can immagin our meeting better than my pen can tell you; She stood her trip well for the first time, though she got a little sick on the cars before she got to Hannibal, she has had good health since she came down, and I believe the trip will be a great benefit to her. She remained with me till Friday, we then went up to Washington to see t
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