Military History:
Lieutenant 31st Alabama Infantry.
Letter Content:
Pruett sent a letter to cousin asking for coat, pants, and shoes and includes
sizes of each. He offers to make her prisoner jewelry if she sends him some of
the needed supplies and included with his letter was a ring. “Weather is bad
health of prisoners not good time hangs heavy it appears almost like and age
since I entered these gloomy prison walls.”
Envelope:
Contains Sandusky, OH and bulls eye stamp as well as examiner’s stamp.
The letter reads:
Ada
Johnson’s Island
Dec. 5th, 64
Dear Cousin,
I
herewith enclose you an application for clothing. Size for coat breast 38’’
waist 36’’ length of coat 40’’, please cut the coat double breasted with
standing collar, size for pants waist 36’’ legs 33’’, size for shoes 8 or 9. Please
send me a calf shoe with broad heavy bottoms.
(Omit-sending
any shirts or hat)
If you
desire some prisoner jewelry send some buttons, steel files, & a rule in
the box. I have improved since I sent you any. I will sent you a ring in this
letter it is a gutta-percha ring with nice bitts (shell) I will not write you
for anything to eat unless I get sick then I will call on you please write me a
few days before you ship the box, also send the application back in the box, don’t
fail. Weather is bad health of prisoners not good time hangs heavy it appears
almost like and age since I entered these gloomy prison walls.
I close with due regards
Your cousin
Lt.
R.B. Pruett
31st
Ala. Regt.
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