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to Post Master, Columbus, Ohio

Inquiring after failure to deliver the Intelligencer to Alfred Hughes. With reply by postmaster on same page.

GLC02166.019

to Mary Hughes

Health of his wife and children; financial matters at home; cramped conditions in prison; discouraging his wife from sending items from home.

GLC02166.022

to Joseph Bell

Order for dividends.

GLC02166.023

to Mary Hughes

His health; his wife's employment; false friends; shirts, honey, and newspapers from home.

GLC02166.024

to Mrs. Judge Thompson.

Canceling request for aid in securing parole from prison.

GLC02166.026

to Mary Hughes

Urging his wife to write regularly; fellow inmate's decision to take the oath [of allegiance?], and Hughes' opinion in the matter.

GLC02166.035

to Mary Hughes

Questioning the arrest of a released inmate's daughter.

GLC02166.039

to Mary Hughes

Receiving no newspapers; mending his own clothes.

GLC02166.046

to Mary Hughes

Joy at receiving two of her letters; urging her to have patience.

GLC02166.050

to Mary Hughes

Cautioning her against developing a "nervous" condition; self-preservation; arrival of political prisoners from Louisville.

GLC02166.058

to Mary Hughes

Spiritual lessons learned at Camp Chase; his son Tommy; advising her to see the dentist.

GLC02166.063

to Mary Hughes

Requesting newspapers; teaching the catechism to his children; arrival of prisoners taken at Martinsburg, Virginia.

GLC02166.067

to Mary Hughes

Subtle change in prisoner conduct; politics in sermons.

GLC02166.073

to Mary Hughes

Release of Judge Thompson; comments about his children.

GLC02166.074

to Mary Hughes

More discussion of Judge [Thompson]'s departure from Camp Chase; requesting better photographs of his children.

GLC02166.083

to Mary Hughes

Planned escape by several prisoners through a tunnel (unsuccessful because plans were divulged by fellow prisoners); inquiring after Judge Thompson.

GLC02166.088

to Mary Hughes

Receipt of the Wheeling Intelligencer; Rev. Dr. Baldwin.

GLC02166.092

to Mary Hughes

Concerns over irregular mail delivery; no desire to spend the winter in prison; discussion of a letter by Judge Thompson. With autograph note signed by D.B. Tiffany on page 4 assuring Mrs. Hughes of the comfort of her husband's quarters.

GLC02166.094

to Mary Hughes

Continued efforts to secure parole or exchange; release of 15-20 prisoners daily on oath and bond; urging her to protect her health and the children's health.

GLC02166.104

to My Own Dear Mother

Death of their son Allie in a fire.

GLC02166.111

to Lizzie Hughes

Fatherly sentiments to his daughter.

GLC02166.003

to Mary Hughes

Repainting a buggy at home.

GLC02166.008

to Mary Hughes

Sending four rings for those at home.

GLC02166.017

to Mary Hughes

News in the Cincinnati Gazette pertaining to exchange of prisoners.

GLC02166.025

to Mary Hughes

Delay in receiving mail.

GLC02166.030