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to Mary Hughes

Affectionate sentiments to his wife; advising her to take Belladonna for her ailments.

GLC02166.051

to Alfred Hughes

Advising him to write to Mssrs. Randall and Astin.

GLC02166.052

to Mary Hughes

Issues at home; opinions about Mr. G___ [fellow inmate who took the oath in items #35-37] and his family.

GLC02166.053

to Mary Hughes

Mail between Cincinnati, Columbus, and Wheeling; misinformation regarding page limits on outgoing letters; Eliza's use of the word "nervous."

GLC02166.054

to Mary Hughes

Hopes for release or parole; appointment of Judge Hitchcock to investigate cases of political prisoners at Camp Chase; Gen. Halleck's orders indicating release is inevitable; offers medical advice for her various ailments.

GLC02166.055

to Mary Hughes

More medical advice; adjusting to conditions in the Prison No. 2; propagation of secessionism in the prison.

GLC02166.056

to Mary Hughes

Daily devotions; sensing his wife is unwell before she has told him; more medical advice.

GLC02166.057

to Mary Hughes

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

GLC02166.058

to Mary Hughes

Criticism of the war; sentimental thoughts about his children.

GLC02166.059

to Mary Hughes

Letter from his daughter Mary; weather; sermon by Rev. Dr. Baldwin (one of the political prisoners from Louisville); medical advice.

GLC02166.060

to Mary Hughes

Mail distribution; reaction to censorship by Prison Postmaster Tiffany; her eating habits; departure of POW's for exchange. With an autograph note signed by Tiffany on verso denying having mutilated Hughes' letter.

GLC02166.061

to Mary Hughes

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

GLC02166.063

to Mary Hughes

Darning and mending; prescriptions for headache and sore throat trouble; dental work.

GLC02166.064

to Mary Hughes

Piety among prisoners of war and lack thereof among political prisoners; conversation with Judge Foster (a fellow inmate).

GLC02166.065

to Alfred Hughes

Forwarding personal effects so as not to let the "Yanks" get them.

GLC02166.066

to Mary Hughes

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

GLC02166.067

to Alfred Hughes

Behavior of their son Tommy and news of the other children; making clothes for her husband; her health.

GLC02166.068

to Mary Hughes

Plans to observe a day of prayer and thanksgiving set aside by President Davis; Rev. Dr. Ford; wealthy gentlemen among the prisoners brought from Martinsburg; taking of thirty prisoners by one man.

GLC02166.069

to Mary Hughes

Child-rearing advice; thanking her for her efforts at home; requesting socks; enclosing two newspaper clippings about escapes from Camp Chase.

GLC02166.070

to Mary Hughes

Account of their day of prayer and thanksgiving; escapes and attempted escapes from Camp Chase.

GLC02166.071

to: Major General Franz Sigel, Rolla, [Missouri]

"You can grant it on surgeon's certificate, not otherwise."

GLC05601.004

to: Brigadier General [Samuel R.] Curtis, Rolla.

"I have seen your requisition for lumber for a hospital. Not approved. There are three hundred vacant beds here - send all sick for whom you have no hospital room to this City. Notify Medical Director."

GLC05601.018

to Aaron Hobart

Discusses his wife's poor health and indicates he enclosing a letter from Dr. Abbott (see GLC06313.060). Indicates that there is no significant news from Congress.

GLC06313.04.059

to John Wilson

Dr. Abbot gives an account of Mrs. Wilson's health, indicating that he believes she will live until Mr. Wilson returns from Washington, D.C at the end of the congressional session. This letter was originally sent to the Massachusetts congressman...

GLC06313.04.060

to Mary Hughes

Soldiers who neglected to visit his wife while in Wheeling; various issues with their children; his wife's health.

GLC02166.072

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

Receiving socks from his wife; dubious loyalty Judge Thompson; new bunkmate.

GLC02166.075

to My dear son Tommy

Encouraging him to improve himself and his writing.

GLC02166.076

to Tom Bira

With postscript to Frank M. Myers. Inquiring whether Myers was seen before or after Bull Run.

GLC02166.077

to Mary Hughes

Looking on his imprisonment as the start of a new era in his life; lack of rain; proficiency in mending and darning clothing.

GLC02166.078

to Mary Hughes

Words of encouragement to his wife; asking departing POW's to advocate the political prisoners' cause to Confederate authorities; talking with Rev. Dr. Baldwin about their wives; antidote for Delia.

GLC02166.079

to Mary Hughes

Birthdays of his wife and daughter; making her a present; inquiring after the children.

GLC02166.080

to Mary Hughes

Retaining newspapers and their wrappers; arrival of Judge Hitchcock in Columbus to hear cases of political prisoners; hopes for parole.

GLC02166.081

to Mary Hughes

The weather; discussion with Rev. Dr. Baldwin about the origin of the races; photographs of his children; low opinion of Judge [Thompson] for not writing or assisting them.

GLC02166.082

to Mary Hughes

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

GLC02166.083

to Mary Hughes

Reading her letters aloud to Rev. Dr. Baldwin ; Judge Thompson's deception.

GLC02166.084

to Mary Hughes

More details of Judge Thompson's deception; requesting ten dollars in greenbacks or Ohio bills; news from Mr. Staub that he is quartered near 20,000 contrabands, 20 of whom are infected with smallpox.

GLC02166.085

to Mary Hughes

Rev. Dr. Ford's discourse on 5th chapter of Matthew, dramatic increase in paroled prisoners.

GLC02166.086

to Mary Hughes

Religious interpretation of premonitions; evening prayer service; false reports in the Wheeling Intelligencer.

GLC02166.087

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

His wife again taking ill and news of her recovery; confidence in securing parole; plans to write to Judge Hitchcock about his case.

GLC02166.089

to Mary Hughes

Concerns over his and his wife's health; wishing not to give his wife false hopes of his release; fluctuation in the price of gold.

GLC02166.090

to:G.W. Manyp[illegible]

Seeking assistance in securing release from prison. Also signed by W.W. Boggs, A.G. Davis, and J.W. Mitchell.

GLC02166.091

to Mary Hughes

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

GLC02166.092

to Mary Hughes

Rev. Dr. Baldwin's sermon; 12th chapter of Romans; his weight and measurements; advising his wife not to have contact with those who have taken the oath.

GLC02166.093

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

Optimism for the future; advising her not to visit him in prison; distrusting the efforts of those outside to secure his release.

GLC02166.095

to Mary Hughes

Replacing Judge Hitchcock with Samuel F. Galloway; new progress in examining cases and increase in released prisoners; future reunion with fellow prisoners; translations of the Lord's Prayer.

GLC02166.096

to Mary Hughes

Satisfaction in his wife's handling of matters at home; his daily routine; prisoners' proficiency at cooking, sewing, washing, and ironing.

GLC02166.097