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Unknown writer. Letter to Isaac Post.
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working for the Government Why | working for the Government Why | ||
should we go to Arlington and | should we go to Arlington and | ||
| − | put ourselves under overseers | + | put ourselves under overseers to |
work on the Government farm. We | work on the Government farm. We | ||
have been slaves. We want to be | have been slaves. We want to be | ||
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she got better she went back & | she got better she went back & | ||
went on with the school until | went on with the school until | ||
| − | the Battles came off | + | the Battles came off – then she |
| − | said | + | said – the children can wait |
but the poor wounded soldiers | but the poor wounded soldiers | ||
cannot wait. She. & Miss Hancock | cannot wait. She. & Miss Hancock | ||
| + | Mrs [illegible] & some others got | ||
a pass and went down to Fredericks- | a pass and went down to Fredericks- | ||
| − | burg. & went to work | + | burg. & went to work – we got a |
letter from her yesterday dated | letter from her yesterday dated | ||
| − | Port Royals | + | Port Royals I think it is |
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when the camp was removed. They said we are supporting ourselves how working for the Government Why should we go to Arlington and put ourselves under overseers to work on the Government farm. We have been slaves. We want to be free men. & I honor their judgement well Georgie staid & kept the school going, she came home in February & made a visit & was sick nearly all the time. when she got better she went back & went on with the school until the Battles came off – then she said – the children can wait but the poor wounded soldiers cannot wait. She. & Miss Hancock Mrs [illegible] & some others got a pass and went down to Fredericks- burg. & went to work – we got a letter from her yesterday dated Port Royals I think it is