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Washington March 5th My dear Wife: I hope I shall hear from you soon, and I suspect you will be quite as anxious to hear from me again, after you have received my last letter. The inauguration as you have learned long ere this, passed off very quietly and without the least disturbance. There was a large display of military and a tremendous crowd…

Washington March 3rd My dear Wife: I arrived here this morning safe and sound and "on time", ready to take a part in the "wild hunt for office", which has now fairly begun. Nothing of any importance happened on the way. I had as pleasant a trip as I had any reason to anticipate. Everything is in a whirl and no one knows what a day may bring…

My Dear Sella, Frank & Robert: Papa was very sorry to go away and leave you and dear mother and he hopes you will all be good children so as not to giver her any trouble. You must all try to keep out of mischief & do whatever mother tells you to do. Papa will be very sorry when he comes home if mother can not tell him that you have all been…

Dayton O. Aug. 11th.1864Dear Aunt-Mary,Mother does not seem able to write, and my hand too trembles at what has become an unwanted task since dear Ones have gone, yet we are anxious to hear again from you concerning Edward. We hope you will give us the earliest intelligence of him and pray that it may relieve us of all fears for this safety.Mother…

Dayton July 4th 1864 My dear sister, I expected Augusta would answer thy last, and she told me she would but she feels so badly, after writing to a very dear friend, that she begged me to assure her other friends, I will copy her letter to her friend Mrs. Thornton of Sandusky City for I think it will give her the best idea of the Mayor's last days…

[On Envelope] Miss Sarah Bruen Care of Samuel Forrer Esq. Dayton Ohio June 14th, 1864 Papa has a little of this note paper left, and I intend writing letters to you, and Frank and Robbie, on it. You first because you are the oldest and have been good enough to write me a letter. Then will come Frank's turn, and lastly Robbie's. Dear Baby will not…

May 21st 1864 Dayton O. May 21st 1864 Dear Husband, Your note from the Wilderness only arrived this afternoon and came along with yours of the 18th. I am delighted to hear of the comfortable quarters into which you have been placed. Fielding and Lizzie both say that Douglas Hospital is the finest in Washington, and *Field* said he would rather be…

May 19th Not received Dayton O. May 19th.1864 Dear Husband Last evening yours of the 13th, written before you were wounded came to hand, and this evening the note written after you had received the wound.The first would have made me very sad, if I had not already heard of your arrival at Washington. The last, I fear, was written while you were in…

May 17th 1864 Not received Dayton O. May 17th. 1864 Dear Luther, Your dispatch of today has removed a mountain; and has shortened my face about an inch, *fair* told. Every body but Father expected me to go to you; he thought I would only be in the way, and insisted that I should wait till he could get an answer to his dispatch. As it seems a…

Never received Dayton Ohio May 15th 1864 Dear Luther Last Sunday found me full of anxiety for you and Howard. Another Sunday I was sure would not pass without tidings, but here it is and yet there is nothing. Neither can I expect anything for some time; we none of us thought of such fighting. Wonderful in its fierceness and long duration! I trust…