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5 September 1862
Hughes, Alfred
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
12 September 1862
Spiritual lessons learned at Camp Chase; his son Tommy; advising her to see the dentist.
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15 September 1862
Piety among prisoners of war and lack thereof among political prisoners; conversation with Judge Foster (a fellow inmate).
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16 September 1862
Requesting newspapers; teaching the catechism to his children; arrival of prisoners taken at Martinsburg, Virginia.
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17 September 1862
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.
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19 September 1862
Account of their day of prayer and thanksgiving; escapes and attempted escapes from Camp Chase.
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22 September 1862
Subtle change in prisoner conduct; politics in sermons.
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5 October 1862
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
7 October 1862
Reading her letters aloud to Rev. Dr. Baldwin ; Judge Thompson's deception.
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10 October 1862
Rev. Dr. Ford's discourse on 5th chapter of Matthew, dramatic increase in paroled prisoners.
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