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to Mary Hughes
October 2, 1862
Hughes, Alfred, fl. 1862-1864
Birthdays of his wife and daughter; making her a present; inquiring after the children.
GLC02166.080
October 3, 1862
Retaining newspapers and their wrappers; arrival of Judge Hitchcock in Columbus to hear cases of political prisoners; hopes for parole.
GLC02166.081
to:G.W. Manyp[illegible]
October 18, 1862
Seeking assistance in securing release from prison. Also signed by W.W. Boggs, A.G. Davis, and J.W. Mitchell.
GLC02166.091
November 5, 1862
Death of a young man named Cooper; verses for a song written after the death of a man named Rutherford; apologies for such a sad and gloomy letter.
GLC02166.107
July 4, 1862
GLC02166.013
August 6, 1862
Encouraging his wife to write more often.
GLC02166.029
August 12, 1862
Handmade sleeve buttons for his wife; diphtheria in Wheeling; draft dodgers; enclosing various clippings; transcribing a letter by N.A. Gray about contraband letters. With several lines on page three written over in a second, darker hand.
GLC02166.033
August 15, 1862
Postscript to previous letter urging his wife to say nothing of his remarks regarding Mr. G___'s cause.
GLC02166.036
August 16, 1862
Concerns over correspondence; release of fellow inmate.
GLC02166.037
August 20, 1862
Rejoicing in news of her recovery; news of a POW exchange, with the dispersal of political prisoners to follow directly; advising his wife they will have to cross over into the Confederacy after his release.
GLC02166.042
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