Mr. Brady , his father, returned from Ky. to his son Billy's home and in May last he left Ky. in poor health and continued sick untill sometime in June when he died at Billy's. I saw a statement of his death in a letter written by Billy's wife to her mother, Betsy Haden. He died of dropsy as she stated. But since the issuing of the military orders here in reference to persons coming to Ky. from your state I am compelled tho I assure you with feelings of great regret to say that I fear you could not now come here without running the risque of being arrested. For it appears there are individuals who are ready to report upon all who are suspected of Southern preferences.
Times are far more precarious here than they have ever been.
There have been quite a number of arrests made here recently. Some of them you used to know intimately. This information has come to me by others as I have not seen any of the parties themselves, tho I think it is probably about correct, so you will perceive the times are squally indeed. A good many have already joined the army. I got a fall about four weeks ago that hurt me very badly.