Letter 18

Letter 18

States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives

Leonidas Bryant to John Bryant, May 31, 1863

Leonidas Bryant

Selvage Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University

Southern Appalachian Archives, Liston B. Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, Mars Hill University

1863-05-31

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English

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis May 31 1863
Dear father I received your letter of the 30th yesterday I was glad to hear from you I am well and enjoying myself here the best I can. Theodore M is at work here he says you are foolish iff you sell another barrel in Madison. They are putting up a large porkhouse here they said they would want over 130000 pork barrels this [p.2] season. I wouldn't advise you but i would move here if i was you. They are plenty of houses and lots of all sizes to sell here and iff you intend to follow coopering you can better yourself here and besides I hate the burg and never will stay there anymore. I was at the theater twice last week with Mrs Susan Mille. She is as devilish as ever she was before she was married [p.3] she said they tried to make a catholick of her but they could not come if they are no talk of [__?] leaving here at present. Iff you will send me some money I will come home a few days. I am straped now that is easy to be here. No more at present
Yors.
L. Bryant

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