LETTERS
(George Sammons was a brother-in-law to Ichabod Perry. Julia was George's daughter. George m. Sarah Bell and Ichabod m. Martha Bell, sisters and daughters of Robert and Jane Anderson Bell.) Ichabod's parents were Edmond and Rachel Bridges Perry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To mister Ichabod Perry June 4,1864 Wesley p o Schuyler CO Mo My Dear Brother, After my best respects you and family I am enjoying moderate health the rest of my family is all well and hope these few lines my find you and yours well. I received your letter in due season and was very glad to here from you and hear that you was all well I have been very busy since I received your letter trying to get in my crop. I think as you said that it is every ones duty as a farmer to raze all the grain they can. I have just got my crop corn in. We have had a very late backward Spring it was so wet here until the middle of May that it made me late in getting in my crop. There is but very few in my neighborhood that has finished planting there corn. We have very nice growing weather and there is very good prospect of raseing plenty if it is a good Season this year. Corn is very scarce here this spring it is selling at one dollar a bushel and can scarcely Be bought at that Bacon is worth 12 TO 15 ct lb. There some talk of us in Missouri being bothered with them dastardly Buschwackers or theives as you may term them. We have not been bothered by them in our county as yet nor I dont think think they will come out very bold in this part of the country I hope they wont anyway. Newton has bin at home on furlow of 30 days he started back to regt the 18 of April the last I heard of him was the of May. He was well he was at Columbus Ky but was just getting ready to get aboard a Boat. They was going up red river but were they was going he could not exactly tell. I am glad to hear of the success our Army had on the rebel Capitol although there was a great many of our army slaughtered there I see in the St. Louis Democrat that our loss is estimated from 35,000 and may possibily reach 40,000 that is killed and wounded and missing but you will learn all the particulars I will not say anything about it. When you write tell me who of the connection is in the army and the number of there regt and Division, so that I may know there whereabouts as far as you know please inform me. As this side of the paper is not ruled so I will not attempt to write any more at present, but will Close by asking you to excuse poor writing and all the mistakes I would like to hear from you soon again Your brother till Death George Sammons Tim and Clara sends there best respects to you and family ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Ichabod Perry Schuyler co. Mo Jan 28, 1865 Dear brother, I am once more favord with the opportunity of addressing you by way of letter which is great pleasure for me to do. This leaves me and family well and I hope it will arrive and find you and yours well. I received your kind and welcome letter read it with great pleasure and should have answered it sooner but have bin waiting to have news to write and give information concerning land in Missouri. I have not heard from Newton since the 6th of this month. He was at Chickasaw, Alabama he was well and he was in a battle fought over Nashville, Tenn with hard forces and almost destroyed his army. he retreated to near Corrinth, Miss and there with the remmond (remainder)? of his force was building fortifications but I dont think he can stay long on account of supplies for his little band of murouders, but you know all about it by reading the papers.. we hear from Tim every week he was at Tulahoma, Tenn and was well and seemed to like soldiering very well, he only went in for a year and was to stay mo but then sumed to a misunderstanding some ways he is very young to go out in this wicked world alone. I think we will be able to come up with any of her sister free states there is some thirty rebel families going to leave this Co in the spring when grass gets up for cattle to harvest on. They say they are aguining to Newbraska but it very hard to find out when, they are going they want to sell their farms and if they can sell them they are going to leave them. If you want land in free Mo you can do it your self very well I think and should be very proud to have you come and purchase you a farm for yourself and children and be (cordey)? to live here we need good union and loyal citizens here this county will be almost vacated when rebels leave and the evacuation will to great advantage to the county and its loyal inhabitance, I think you can get a good farm and a good title to it. We have had as nice winter all a long untill the present it is very cold to day the roads is in beautiful for traveling they are frose hard and are smovese(smooth?) and dusty. I would send you our governors inargural address but I suppose you have saw it, as it is very cold writing. I will bring these few lines to a close hoping to hear from you soon and see you also and many of your family as you can have you come with you. Your well wisher George Sammons and family to Mr. Ichabod Perry and family. Excuse such a poor letter and write soon. Excuse all mistakes this is wrote in haste must go and mail. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wesley P O Schuyler Co. Mo. 5 Jan 1865 (To Louis Perry) My dear and ever remembered cousin, I this evening seat myself with great pleasure to address you by way of letter informing you that we are all well and I sencerely hope these few lines may find you all the rest of your father's family well. I received a letter from you about two weeks ago and you may well imagine how good it was to hear from you but oh Louis you how sad and sorrowful we are felt on hearing of the death of cousin John. It is awful to think that one so young and inocent should suffer and die so far from home in prison for know other crime only being for and loyal to our government and fighting its laws and liberties but oh how many such Dear and nobel lives fall as sacrifice for our country. They die and honorable Death they that give there lives for law and liberty of our beloved country He is done toiling and marching and baring the insults of the degraded southern barbarious he is better off where those that seek to destroy honesty and peace can not come We all sympathize with you for you for we know its very hard to part with those we love so well. Louis I got a letter from Timothy last mail. he was at Fort Donelson he was well and seemed to be very well satisified with his new occupation of being a soldier. We have not heard from Mr. Fetters and Newton since the 1 of last month They was then at Nashville Tenn expecting orders to form in line of battle and I see in the St. Louis Democrat that they have whipped the rebels gainin a good victory with but very little loss but I am a worry about them the reason I have not answered your letter sooner was waiting to hear from them. Louis, we have very dry Christms here in Mo we have had meetings in the neighborhood for two weeks and I have attended every night. The preacher is a hily learnt and very smart man. He is the best kind of speaker he came from Illinois but I don't know what part. His name is Mr Evans hes a courelite preacher I heard today that he was a very mean man a very mean rebel and the union folks is talking of runing him out of the country. I would never go to hear a rebel preach if knew it. he is a very smart man it is very hard to find a stranger out those times. Well Louis I would very much like to come and see you all and the rest of the connection that is loyal but I guess I can not this winter on account of having know way of conveyance to river only by stage and would cost a good deal if could get to Quincy and get the cars on. I soon see you all. I don't like travel alone. Louis I wist you could come and see us you would be perfectly safe to come there is know danger of you being molested on foot and not fear no harm. There is some horse stealing done if you could come I would go home with you. There was a meeting not very far from here and the ministers rode to meeting and tied there horses so they sposed could have got lossed and when the meeting was over there horses was gone and never heard of any more. There has been for head stoled in the neighborhood the same way they are susposed to be reguler horse theieves. I would like to see you all the best kind and think I will when it gets warm weather and good roads. Louis my paper is all consumed and I will have to bring my letter to a close Julia Fetters write soon excuse all the mistakes. Louis answer this as soon as you get it. Tell uncle and Aunt that Clay and I send our best respects to them and would like to see them. excuse pour penmanship and have nice weather all this year that hasn't been but 6 today Louis write all about the connection tell when you saw Porter's folks. Hurrah for Honest old Abe... I have some good union songs to send you in next letter
Charlotte
Curlee Ramsey
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