Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

YANKEE LOVE FOR CUFFY. The following
precious epist1e illustrates the immense
love entertained by the Yankee for the
d" poor down trodden slave" etc. It was
taken from Yankee prisoner near
Waynesboro', Ga A correspondent in
sending it for publication, says: / think
everybody, negroes and all, should read
it. for it shows the cause of the great love
the Yankee is manifesting for the contra
band-the absorption of the great cause
is wonderful" We place it before our
readers verbatim ct Iteratim.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Sept. q, 1864.
Dear SIR Frank I am not very well
to-day. had the ague last night and you
no don't feel right I got A letter from you
fryday and I am glad to hear that you are
we'll. you spoke A bout me coming to see
you. Well frank would like to come
and if I can get money. A nutt l Will
come. everything is so high 1t takes A
| bout all [ can make to live on. Frank l
want to ask you one thing. do you think
could get some conterbans, II WoulCH
come down their. There given substitutes
from A thousand to 15teen hundred dol
lars A peace. well Frank, people goes
and tells the counterbans that if they will
90 with them they will give them 2 hundred
dollars. we'll you see they ar eagnarant
and we could make them believe emmy
thing we tell them. now Frank there
was man here yesterday and he told me
Ihe would give me hundred for every one
II got. and I told him had A notion to
lgo and see you and while l was down
there would steal some negroes, and he
said I could make a fortune if would be
!. sharp. and if had money to bare my
t expenses I would start tomorrow. |
would not let them have them for
hundred dollars if I could get some.
( would take them to new york and !
get 2 thousand A peace for them. now
r Frank believe I could get or 3 emmy
: how if would come down their don't you
4 Frank want you to see if you cant get
or and send me word and | will come
after them, just tell them if they will vol
Z intear you will steal them off and give
= tenn 2 hundred dollars beside answer
l. this right A way the men here would e
l. but they're watched you no could get {
!, pass from gunner North, to see my hus
d band and while was down their coulc
1t get some neager men and bring back mos
& every man in Indianapolis is drafted ant
q you no before they will 60 they will Civ
o a good deal. Frank now see if you cal
y get or to promis to enlist if you stee
pr them off and then send me word just a
- soon as you can and will come rite away
e Well I have wrote. A huff A bout tina
ic don't tell emmy one emmy thing A bou
i'll emmy thing wrote. Frank would sem
you some money if I had some to-day.
ID ALWAYS have plenty to live on but you n
:, &c it takes A great deal to live hear: tell tn
he niggers that you only want them tor
ee year. Sibe is gone this week to stay til
ns after the fare and when she comes thin
- she will want to come down their to sc
10, you and maybe her and we will come tc
- gether, / want to come and Frank every
r' body says will make money if I go sen
me word what you think A bout it. an
90 do all you can and if you can get one writ
and let me no and will come rite ava
and wont pay emmy more rent, well Sc
lie is going to the Office and, I must clos
good BY for this time.
ct '-t 49,. ..- JENNIE.
10 Frank excuse this letter for sallie is i
hurry to 60 to the office.