[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to an unknown person, March 1, 1864] Page: 1 of 1

                                
Jerseyville March 1st  1864    6z AM
I failed to get my letter in yesterdays mail + im glad of it for
I recd a letter from Sam Thornhill + can give the itims. He wrote
from Firanklin ky where he is at work. He still lives with At Nancy
+ all were well. At Nancys is the only farm not turned out about
there + most of her timber is cut down Antony is still with her
Sam wrote 25th in answer to mine of the 21st. At Nilla + Sis
were at Franklin on the 24th. All well. Jim + Sally are well
+ Jim is doing a big grinding but At Nissa was giving him
mutch trouble about the guardeanship of her youngest
boy. Add Nimmo was at home + likely to stay there 2 weeks
ago. Addine has a new baby. Edd Ireland had got home
from the second Term + confirmed what you heard. Fra=
uhs lefts hand is off. Dicks Regiment is guarding bridges
(p. 2)
Sam is not mutch Rebel not half as bad as Pheby Potts.
Brown told me that Emberson (Bett Wilsons husband) is a union
man but by virtue of owning over 600 cattle he was exempt
from military duty up to the time Brown left. 600 cattle
20 negroes + preaching the gospile exempted men from the
service. A friend of mine (Tom Austin) being a union man
+ having no other means of exemption had gone into the min-
istry + saved himself. Brown could ever tell me about my old
spy glass. Emberson still has it. Brown knew but one of the
42 Union men hung there. His name was Leach. I knew him + if
they hung no better men than him Texas was not mutch
damaged. Still I hate to hear of any one being hung for their
Union ism. Jamie is geting to be a perfect nuesance. there
since hunting X00%Og$ has topped. Deer are plenty + gentle
almost as pets + wolves were troublesome.             C B Moore
I've written a long letter to Jo. S Wallace this morning