Letter from David Hull to Son George C. Hull dated July 27th 1862

Letter

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1: Zanesville July 27th 1862 Dear Son my confidence in safety and regularity of the mail having been seriously impearled by resent occurrences I write to day primarily for the purpose of apprising you of what I wrote and I enclosed you on Friday fearing that the package sent you then might miscarry or be delayed on the way. On Friday morning I returned from Columbus with a duplicate copy of your appoint as 1st leut. Kindly furnished me by Genl. Hill the original having been forwarded to Corinth buy direction of the governor from the Adjt. General’s office With your appointment was enclosed a letter from Dr Andrews to Col Wright urging him to have you transferred to the 97th O. vol. and a note from myself inquiring the same thing or in case a transfer could not be obtained to get a furlough for you for 30 day promising that if within 30 days you did not obtain a transfer in regular form from the Governor or Secretary Stanton you would return and report yourself for duty in your old Regiment. I learned from General Hill and the governor that G… Todd had telegraphed to the provost For the authority to make transfers and if the power is confirmed upon him there will be no difficulty or delay about the matter if the power is not granted to the Governor

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Zanesville July 27th 1862 Dear Son my confidence in safety and regularity of the mail having been seriously impearled by resent occurrences I write to day primarily for the purpose of apprising you of what I wrote and I enclosed you on Friday fearing that the package sent you then might miscarry or be delayed on the way. On Friday morning I returned from Columbus with a duplicate copy of your appoint as 1st leut. Kindly furnished me by Genl. Hill the original having been forwarded to Corinth buy direction of the governor from the Adjt. General’s office With your appointment was enclosed a letter from Dr Andrews to Col Wright urging him to have you transferred to the 97th O. vol. and a note from myself inquiring the same thing or in case a transfer could not be obtained to get a furlough for you for 30 day promising that if within 30 days you did not obtain a transfer in regular form from the Governor or Secretary Stanton you would return and report yourself for duty in your old Regiment. I learned from General Hill and the governor that G… Todd had telegraphed to the provost For the authority to make transfers and if the power is confirmed upon him there will be no difficulty or delay about the matter if the power is not granted to the Governor