1862 Letter of W. B. Terral of Union Parish Louisiana 
Submitted by:       Shawn Martin
Date of Submission: 12/2008

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1862 Letter of W. B. Terral of Union Parish Louisiana 

From the Madison, Wisconsin "Daily Patriot", issue of 2 April 1862
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NOTE: 
The following column contains excerpts of letters written by Southerners.

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                                  Gems of Seceshia.

                                  Out of Paper.

   One W. B. Terral of Union Parish, Louisiana, writing to his brother, says:

   “I an my Fammerley are all well we have got plenty of meat and bread but we are 
nearly destitute of clothing and no cards to spin any with Jim I want to know if 
there is any cotton cards whare you are if there is you and tim miles must send a 
box of them here so we can card and spin several of your fling in and send back a 
box Jim I want you to come back when your time is out if you vollenteer in three 
weaks after you get here for I want to see you and the girls wants to see you and 
Martha and the children wants to see you so we all wants to see you.  Jim I recon 
you think hard of me for not writing to you oftener but this is the last paper I 
have got in the world nor cant get no more for it is not here and I have got no 
money neither to send a letter with nor cant get it at all for it is not here.”



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