Robeson County NcArchives History - Letters .....Pvt. James E. Douglas, Co F, 51st  NCT, To Mother 
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Letter written to Eleanor More Douglas Branch from James Ervin Douglas

Smithville, NC July 17,1862

(This letter is very hastily and poorly written on very poor quality paper; the 
ink bleeds through to the other side and is very difficult to decipher.)

     Dear Mother I now seat myself to drop you a few lines to let you know that 
I have got here safe and am well at this time and hope that the few lines may 
come safe to your hand and find you in joy, in good health and I am in hopes 
that I shall hold my health and keep able to live/ I say to you that I have not 
much to write to at this time but this—I can see the yankees closer(?) here 
every day that come and also we can hear shooting in the sea nary every day 
too/ The was on day here that we saw the Block cage (Blockade?) a shootin but 
we could not see what they was shootin at/ I want you to write to me if you 
have heard from your old man since he left there and also I want you to write 
how Brother is a getting along/ I want go to give my best respects to Mr. 
Branch and also all my friends about there. I want you to write to me how Jesse
(?) Maynor(?) is a getting along and tell him to write to me/ I was in hopes I 
would get clear(?) but I don’t know as I will for I don’t (think) they will 
come (the writing is illegible at this point; it doesn’t seem to contain 
important info, but he closes with:) my paper is bad so I (close?)/ Your true 
son till death. Ervin Douglas
Direct your letters to Smithville, NC


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