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February 11, 1864, p. 2, c. 2
Affectionate and Admonitory Epistle from a Hoosier to His Son.—A correspondent
with Longstreet's corps sends the Savannah News the following Yankee letter, picked up
at the "Bean's Station" fight. The heart of the fond "parient"
must have bled with anguish when he heard that Thomas had "chawed another man's
tobacker:"
September the
17th, 1863.
I now take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to let you know that we are
all in tollerable good health hopeing these few lines may find you enjoying the same.
Larrey received a letter from you to day Stating that you wasent very Well at present. We
was about fixing some things to send and We heard you had marching orders and we dident
send them—William martin was here and your mother gave him to shirts and one pair of socks
and fifty cents in money to take to you in stamps. Isaac Zink brought home your miniture
and shoes Wesent peter over to Isaacs to get the shoes and miniture I suppose you have
chawed up george zinks tobacco borrowed some of the money and isaac zink kep the shoes you
sent to me to get pay for the tobacker and money you borrowed I thought you was raised or
tried to be raised to chew your own tobacco inplace of Chawing other folks if you chewed
georges to bacco without his leave i want to noit and if you dident Chaw it iwant to no!
it if you cant trouble me at one place it looks like your bound to at some other when
iwas hunting my horses In place of your staying at home and helping to ten to things as
ileft you to do you put off to indianapolis and Joined the army and now you can send home
for money and boots and things and it is no easier getting things and sending there than
if you had staid at home the boots yousent for is being made if isee william martin
before he goes i will try and send them by him and if idont the first Chance ile send them
I want georges to bacco that bub tursey took out iwant that to be the last tobaco of any
bodies that ever ihear of your eating I think I would try and quit Chawing tobacker rite
now before I Chewed somebody elses tobacker and it cost another pair of Shoes for
Godssake.
Nothing more at present answer this letter immediately.
This to Thomas J. Zink
Hiram Zink