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Daniels, Cora L V. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

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I wish the friends in R - would raise a handsome little (or large) sum towards this laudable end. God knows we are poor ourselves, but we are ??? & strong & dear husband has every prospect of ?? - if the Union people can hire him at all he(underlined) will succeed. - but here is a poor widow (& there are many such) bereft of a noble husband who died nobley[sic] in defense of the right, & while she is left to starve or receive the bounty of friends the very(underlined) men(underlined) who murdered her husband are reveling in luxury - infamously pardoned by that double traitor Andrew Johnson. My blood boils & my tongue cannot find words to express my indignation when I remember & behold the
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I wish the friends in R_ would
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raise a handsome little (or large) sum
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towards this laudable end. God
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knows we are poor ourselves, but we are [going?] & strong & dear
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husband has every prospect of
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success - if the union people
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can hire him at all <u>he</u> will
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succeed. - but here is a poor widow
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(& there are many such) bereft of
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a noble husband who died
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nobley in defense of the right,
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& while she is left to starve or
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receive the bounty of friends
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the <u>very men</u> who murdered
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her husband are reveling in
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luxury - infamously par-
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doned by that double traitor
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& murderer Andrew Johnson.
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My blood boils & my tongue
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cannot find words to ex-
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press my indignation when
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I remember & behold the

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Page 5 I wish the friends in R_ would raise a handsome little (or large) sum towards this laudable end. God knows we are poor ourselves, but we are [going?] & strong & dear husband has every prospect of success - if the union people can hire him at all he will succeed. - but here is a poor widow (& there are many such) bereft of a noble husband who died nobley in defense of the right, & while she is left to starve or receive the bounty of friends the very men who murdered her husband are reveling in luxury - infamously par- doned by that double traitor & murderer Andrew Johnson. My blood boils & my tongue cannot find words to ex- press my indignation when I remember & behold the