Letter from David Hull to Son George C Hull

Letter

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St. Joseph Museums

1: My Dear Son yours of the 30th is just to hand I feel deeply concerned to discover that you have become dissatisfied with your regiment and officers and have taken up the impression that Col Wright and Cousin Margret no longer regard you as relative with regard to the latter I am satisfied you are mistaken at any rate I will answer for Cousin Margrets kind friendly feelings If not on your own accord on mine and if opportunity should offer you will learn I am right. with regards to your Regiment I am not very favorably impressed with it I think a great majority of the men and officers who comprise it are a lawless rude weakened sense of men inferior in every respect to
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My Dear Son yours of the 30th is just to hand I feel deeply concerned to discover that you have become dissatisfied with your regiment and officers and have taken up the impression that Col Wright and Cousin Margret no longer regard you as relative with regard to the latter I am satisfied you are mistaken at any rate I will answer for Cousin Margrets kind friendly feelings If not on your own accord on mine and if opportunity should offer you will learn I am right. with regards to your Regiment I am not very favorably impressed with it I think a great majority of the men and officers who comprise it are a lawless rude weakened sense of men inferior in every respect to

Name/Title

Letter from David Hull to Son George C Hull

Entry/Object ID

2025.3.22

Description

Letter to George C Hull from father David Hull dated Jan 3rd 1861

Subject

David Hull offers to petition the Governer for a transfer for his son to a different Regiment

Subject Person/Organization

David Hull, George Clark Hull

Subject Place

City

Zanesville

State/Province

Ohio

Collection

CIVIL WAR