John D. Swor to Ariana C. Cook, 14 May 1865

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Sabine Pass Texas May 14^th 1865

My Dear

Miss A C Cors

Self of the presant to drop you a few lines to let you know

to Camp safe & found all Right when I got back found all

I have nothing new to write you times are very dull here in c

at all the same Monotony of an Idle soldiers life We are encamped

Town in a very pretty place about 1 mile from the Gulf

light at this time [?] & R H Womack are at Bolivar P

the carier line from this place to Galveston I am well

that I did not go a cross the Miss River We has just bin

Johnson & 6 Congressmen hav Bin assasinated & that General

declared Military Dictation of the United Stats We got the M

Orleans Paper perhaps it may be time I hope so at least

no chanse for us to leav this place for some time yet

which I do not think is fair distant I hope the time will

we all can come Home to those we love as freemen & will

Independance [paper hole] I wood rather never return if not

Independance or deth deth with me all ways first Write

Hast for the man that carries the letter is waiting

I Remain as ever yours untill deth J D Sw

giv my respects to all the family

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DL0788.002

Letters

1865-05-14

Tags: Andrew Johnson, Boredom, Camp/Lodging, Confederate Nationalism, Newspapers, Politics, Rumors, United States Government

SOURCES

John D. Swor to Ariana C. Cook, 14 May 1865, DL0788.002, Nau Collection

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