CORRESPONDENCE:  Benjamin Franklin FOSTER to Rebecca HORINE, 1862

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Transcribed by:  Bill Horine (WRHorine@webtv.net)
Submitted:       5 May 2003
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A year or so ago I saw these letters on Anthony Foster's website, which 
he has since taken down.  They are from Civil War correspondence housed 
in the Special Collections and Archives of the University of Kentucky 
Libraries.  The letters of various members of the Foster and Horine 
families of Bullitt County are included in the family correspondence of 
Dr. Emmet Field Horine's papers.  (Dr. Horine was the first cousin of my 
grandfather, Ralph Buckman Horine.)  This transcription is taken from a 
transcript by Mrs. Dorothy Horine Arnston filed with the letters.  These 
notes were written by Anthony Foster and included in his website.  

Included are letters from John L. and Benjamin Franklin Foster to
Rebecca Horine, my grgr-aunt who was born in 1831 and died in 1868.  
She was the sister of Jacob Horine who was married to Emily Ann Foster, 
sister of John and Benjamin. 

You have my permission to print these letters, but please be sure to
give credit to Anthony Foster.  I'm sure he will have no objection.
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Beck
Hospitle Ky
Jan. 16th 1862

My Dear friend-

having rec'd a letter from You I take the preasant time As an
opportunity of informing You that I Am Not Very Well Yet but I hope to
be able soon to go down to Dickseys land to joine My Dear Comrads in
fixing to klll Buckner and the balance of the Secesh there are about 
one hundred of the boys left here they are all geting better the weather 
is geting somewhat warmer than it has been for some time the weather 
has been very change'ble.  Which accounts for us not getting better 
faster. for we gaine strength very slow I wish that I could see you 
now but I cannot at preasant nevertheless I hope to see you soon until 
then I wish you to remember me.      
I hope this War will be over in a few months when I may return home 
And then Oh, the Wedings which we will go to And I hope one of them 
wedings will be Very interesting to me as I expect to be party Conserned.  
And now Dear Beck As I Am Weak and tiared I Will have to close.  Give 
my love to All the friends please Write to Me as soon as you get this 
and let me know All about them good boys who staid home to take care of 
the Girls And tell me about the pretty girls Who are spunkey enough to 
Say they will have no one but A soldier for a Husband for they are the 
ones I like       

And now farewell
Your Affectionate friend
B.F. Foster

to Beck my Love
P.S. Direct your letter thus B.F. Foster New Haven Ky
in care of Capt Kalfus
15th Regt. Ky Vols
C. Pope Col