Tuesday, April 17, 2012

1862 April 18


[as the 18th of April was a Friday in 1862 Jones has made a mistake on either the day of the week or the date]

                                                 Sunday evening Apr. 18th 1862
My dear Ma:
                        I’ve just heard of an oppor=
tunity to send a letter to G’ville but
have n’t time to write more than [-]
to say that we are still at the
same camp – all well & everything quiet
and no present prospect of leaving here.
We got a package of letters by Jim
[-] yesterday & were [rest of line not discernible]
ed.  Boys got off picket yester-
day evening.  You need feel no present
apprehension of the Yankees getting to
the C. H. – Time for preaching and
I must close.  Best love to all
In the greatest haste
                        Yr most aff son
                                 J. Wm Jones
Please send us some old
news-papers – any wd be new to
us.

[This short note from J. Wm. Jones is written at the end of Edloe Jones’ letter of April 12.]

[transcription by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 13407



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