, 1863-04-23
uISSINCS FROM C0PpERHEADS.
Letters from Disloyal 1l1inoisans to
Soldiers in the Army.

Letters from Dlsloyal ll1lnolsans to !
Soldiers in the Army,
w ork fortl1e Provost |
NIarshals.
SARAH E. ROLEY TO HER COUSIN.
Tie following letter, though written By
Sarah E Rolcy, was evidently dictated by the
flthcr OF that young lady. The young man
to whom it WAS addressed wrote . scathing
reply to his "unclc," which he will probably
remember to tho last day Of his life:
March aosh 1868.
Iksxc{ad Cottsin-Wfth pleaser I imbrace
the opportunity of Wrighting sou A tue
linee In anser to your letter Witch came to
hand the II finding Us Well d We Was truly
William can tell you the procliamatian has
made the thing Worse for II has made thoue
Sans Fight agaynst tho north that WdhenL o.
Don it & can tell you do not nks ! Lnls
thing Of hayeing the negros tree g ana naydng
for % if liza do thu ur AblIgcd to have eaauelc
Wriclts i you know that viii never 90 tor
tl1a ar maturity ornry Dumb Disabed pelnS y
this tI,ing If malgromation Is the g neanes. tae
thing that svsr Was burg Ie teI o1 I'm What hes
oh1itinn is olter is to hare them Tree q !or
t;,em 70 have equal Wriyhts have thar votes
lest the same as the Nhig1ts thar Is noLnel
thing it is making thousands OF INC soialer8
Tia IT detirned never to go back Again q
Don't bleave tia ever Will for the golden sirtlc
is eoipc to perfect thcm s. the Ian has passed
in gongres that the negro shal have cquale
WrigAts l. that tia shal have thar ToaI tue
same as the Whites 6, that the next president
Wont put up With that TIM VIII join With
the eo1th first and kill off all the abolisher5
d kill old abe and all Of his cabanet
talk t is no now tl:at Tia liar VIM be- BE- War her M
tin 81 tia ar makcing MP Requirements Of
Soldiers & Drilling l. arming them Well
Would be glad # thar could be peace Without
eny off this trEble & With out eny more fight
ing but it se1nes MS if the War never will
close for the abolitfcns is Determined 1t never
shall ill the last negro is free it semes Us if
tina think the negro jest as good 4 reight to
yoat as eny body it seams as II tina Want them
stick BY thar side it looks as if the abalishen
thinks more Of & negro than tina Do Of a Dem
ocrat & jest as muteh as tha do Of thar selves
herd abalishen sa lie Would rather this
War Would 20 OH u 1t has than to pa S Dol
lars bis self to free the negro & told him
that Was the Wa With the abalitian all tha
Was after Was the money tha Dident care for
thar country nor for the so1gcr6 lives thu
Dident car how menny men Was killed sosc
LIN sos snG otHfs megaoes 1ree q M Mane "a, H1tle @
talking to me tS told him nobody but !
mean man Would talk that Way you know
the negro Wos made & put her tE think he
NM r roomf fr him n 10 nn;tad ~. atatas a. 40
.,Ioso = ;f bo "; s food ~ ~ snn+ ~ M W,3
be Wors oil than h. is but that lsint the idie ll
Vii 1ncss vii c1nse f,r = ti. hae Tr.scnt
U,a left atone tbis aaven;nr & IND noth;no
~ TN r. Int ~ Wit, - NJ 13oro ~ ~ n-csonI *
~ - INA oons, nv onnd m Rss soor
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LETTER FROM corrERnEAp MEMBER OF
| THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
The following letter was written by Hon
| m n r pott1oo mon,v win nou ran-osor+
- -,
| Laealle anu A"anestoh count'cs III 'he Ali1nol
Lcgislaturc-to soldier in the army-amem
/ 1er IF fhc 7onth 111inois v,1un+eers Tht
sns.,- ~ -.,a- 49, 1so,,, 49, f's 49, ooa. :.
same fel1s, "ne' LUG ls't" 1elc HOT 'he seat
| war, in September 1869, was for vigorou
| prosecution of the var. free ncrrocs. and ere,
.aa,ost od eo,no - tho hore =, +ho 7oot,, =,
ie7sesseo oon'e ~ Wv IVY ~ 'no .@'1n u
send him some negroes to work on his place
| The correspondent who sends us this letts
,r,nts ne n inform this Hor y, pattv I'm, ,
""n.e 10 ~ AN1o' - 'ne Aon ~ A"'ss o1A'
would be dangerous Tor him to get IN yer,
close proximity to the war boys in the field
Mn. N p
Dfar Sir Yours of the o. of February ",
| Recd ionr si,ce.i 7rcs dovn sfcl, ~ t1,a tim
Eons;oue5tivI c6n1d not answare u m, trct
| linn 1eii 7ntrnI tn i've ron ax fr1
an ,cconnt ~ tbn pGi;+;c:i stato -
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- G,eclicn ogu.v; 1n9fe vas ~ aenl9erna: ant
~ Mogiss ueaos III the Legs!atu1e ei: IN Iilino1
911!s lsnunla LlhG 70 ssnn 3ou 1ne uGm9sT!ics .,i
resolutaons oaopteo " inc House = VII seat
wy Nems E'Rer ~ anaS i.as 1ne ngso41tion
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