Letter from David Hull to son George C. Hull

Letter

St. Joseph Museums

1: Zanesville August 4/62 Yours of the 1st Miss is just hand and as you where evidently in a very desponding mood when you wrote I take time to scribble you a hasty note simply to urge you to “keep a stiff upper lip” although matters here have not turned out as I hoped and expected I can see no cause for despondency we have been more successful in recruiting during the last 3 or 4 days then we were at first I think we have now in the different roles about 30 men and I am almost certain that in 4 or 5 days more we will have one half of the company recruited … … … you to your companion

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Zanesville August 4/62 Yours of the 1st Miss is just hand and as you where evidently in a very desponding mood when you wrote I take time to scribble you a hasty note simply to urge you to “keep a stiff upper lip” although matters here have not turned out as I hoped and expected I can see no cause for despondency we have been more successful in recruiting during the last 3 or 4 days then we were at first I think we have now in the different roles about 30 men and I am almost certain that in 4 or 5 days more we will have one half of the company recruited … … … you to your companion