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17 August 1862
Hughes, Alfred
to Mary Hughes
Lack of vegetation in prison; Fifty-first Psalm and other devotional texts; concerns about his family's health in his absence.
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19 August 1862
Thanking her for the shirt she sent; advising her on various matters at home (ie. school for the children, the horse and buggy, accounts, etc.)
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20 August 1862
News of his wife's diphtheria; vows to take the oath if necessary to return and nurse her back to health; receiving dispatch with news of her improved condition.
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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.
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22 August 1862
Hopes of hearing from his wife soon, speculations as to why citizens are no longer being arrested and required to take the oath.
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23 August 1862
Medical advice; hopes for release next week; news of liberation at other prisons; heavily censored letter from Eliza.
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25 August 1862
Moving to Prison No. 2, and possible discharge; restrictions placed on outgoing mail.
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26 August 1862
Departure of the POW's for Vicksburg; criticizing the political prisoners who chose to take the oath; deciding the fate of those who choose not to take the oath.
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29 August 1862
Grammer, J.E. (fl. 1862)
to Alfred Hughes
Advising him to write to Mssrs. Randall and Astin.
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31 August 1862
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.
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3 September 1862
Cautioning her against developing a "nervous" condition; self-preservation; arrival of political prisoners from Louisville.
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14 September 1862
Darning and mending; prescriptions for headache and sore throat trouble; dental work.
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15 September 1862
Boggs, W.W. (fl. 1862)
Forwarding personal effects so as not to let the "Yanks" get them.
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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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21 September 1862
Soldiers who neglected to visit his wife while in Wheeling; various issues with their children; his wife's health.
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25 September 1862
Receiving socks from his wife; dubious loyalty Judge Thompson; new bunkmate.
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28 September 1862
to Tom Bira
With postscript to Frank M. Myers. Inquiring whether Myers was seen before or after Bull Run.
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30 September 1862
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.
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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.
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7 October 1862
Reading her letters aloud to Rev. Dr. Baldwin ; Judge Thompson's deception.
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12 October 1862
Religious interpretation of premonitions; evening prayer service; false reports in the Wheeling Intelligencer.
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15 October 1862
His wife again taking ill and news of her recovery; confidence in securing parole; plans to write to Judge Hitchcock about his case.
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19 October 1862
Receipt of the Wheeling Intelligencer; Rev. Dr. Baldwin.
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22 October 1862
Optimism for the future; advising her not to visit him in prison; distrusting the efforts of those outside to secure his release.
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25 October 1862
Satisfaction in his wife's handling of matters at home; his daily routine; prisoners' proficiency at cooking, sewing, washing, and ironing.
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