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Title
Westend Post Civil War Letters #196
Description
Hickory Hill
April 27th 1865
My dear Henry one of your servants has called here on his way to Louisa and I avail myself of the opportunity to reply to your note received on monday though Tom --- We have sent for the corn --- I could not invest your $10.000 dollars in Va state stock These bring none on this mean mkt. Anything for your salt but it was brined in his office. I sent over four bushels from him by the wagons ---
In regard to public affairs I fear that the horrible mistakes of Mr Lincoln will have the affect of still further complicating things and of delaying the final adjustment of our difficulties – Slavery is inevitably gone and the sooner we realize the Acct the better for us. My hope however is that for the sake of the negro who is to be the _____ _____ is Virginia from the arrnagement we will be able to make the emcipations proceed for how the women and children whose husbands and fathers have gone off are to be supported, God only knows. I fear however that the temper of the present company is such that they will require immediate emancipations, as a condition _____ to the ____ ____ of our members and whilst a delay of a few years might make a change yet I doubt it and preferable to wipe out this institution at once rather than have a continuance even for these years of the present are certain conditions of labor & to have the continual disruptions amongst our own people that would be perceived by a _________ or disapprove of the subject.
The latter distractions of the money of the country I regard as a much heavyer blow to our prosperity than the emancipation _______ of the slaves. For if we can put this capital to control the labor we will find it much more profitable My ______ to every one is to take the _____ at once That tranquility to that extent at heart may be obtained.
My own _______ station has not as yet been determined, whether I am “unintelligent, _____ ___ breathing traitor†and therefore I _____ _____, ______ or whether I shall be _______ “ because to keep from my ______ by the ____ of public opinion†our mines are certain. I shall not be fool enough to be ______ to ask for _______.
I’ll send you a little map showing the burnt district of Richmond and also the _____ _____.
So soon as the ______ _____ ______ through and I can leave home I will ___ ___ and spend a day with you.
This burning of Richmond was the most heartless and wicked act of the Confederate authorities --- it was done with a full counsciessness of it’s probable effect and of the certain end of the rebellions.
My love to Mary and respect to Mr Watson.
Should you come from home call him.
Yours Truly
W. C. Wilkenson
April 27th 1865
My dear Henry one of your servants has called here on his way to Louisa and I avail myself of the opportunity to reply to your note received on monday though Tom --- We have sent for the corn --- I could not invest your $10.000 dollars in Va state stock These bring none on this mean mkt. Anything for your salt but it was brined in his office. I sent over four bushels from him by the wagons ---
In regard to public affairs I fear that the horrible mistakes of Mr Lincoln will have the affect of still further complicating things and of delaying the final adjustment of our difficulties – Slavery is inevitably gone and the sooner we realize the Acct the better for us. My hope however is that for the sake of the negro who is to be the _____ _____ is Virginia from the arrnagement we will be able to make the emcipations proceed for how the women and children whose husbands and fathers have gone off are to be supported, God only knows. I fear however that the temper of the present company is such that they will require immediate emancipations, as a condition _____ to the ____ ____ of our members and whilst a delay of a few years might make a change yet I doubt it and preferable to wipe out this institution at once rather than have a continuance even for these years of the present are certain conditions of labor & to have the continual disruptions amongst our own people that would be perceived by a _________ or disapprove of the subject.
The latter distractions of the money of the country I regard as a much heavyer blow to our prosperity than the emancipation _______ of the slaves. For if we can put this capital to control the labor we will find it much more profitable My ______ to every one is to take the _____ at once That tranquility to that extent at heart may be obtained.
My own _______ station has not as yet been determined, whether I am “unintelligent, _____ ___ breathing traitor†and therefore I _____ _____, ______ or whether I shall be _______ “ because to keep from my ______ by the ____ of public opinion†our mines are certain. I shall not be fool enough to be ______ to ask for _______.
I’ll send you a little map showing the burnt district of Richmond and also the _____ _____.
So soon as the ______ _____ ______ through and I can leave home I will ___ ___ and spend a day with you.
This burning of Richmond was the most heartless and wicked act of the Confederate authorities --- it was done with a full counsciessness of it’s probable effect and of the certain end of the rebellions.
My love to Mary and respect to Mr Watson.
Should you come from home call him.
Yours Truly
W. C. Wilkenson
Publisher
Louisa County Historical Society
Date
April 27, 1865
Contributor
Westend Family papers
Rights
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Identifier
WE_2012_01_196a, WE_2012_01_196b, We_2012_01_196c, WE_2012_01_196d