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

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New Orleans July 14th 1867 My Dear Mrs Post -- The thought has been in my breast for many days to write to you - & you have been so constantly in my mind of late that I will not longer deprive myself of the pleasure of receiving an answer from you , which I know my letter will bring. I am lonely too - today, for my dear husband is ? about our business in one of the distant parishes (counties) of the state and even sweet baby Elias' smiles cannot ? one from some of ? for his safety -- for some of these country places are still in the barbarous conditions which slavery and the rebellion have produced - but - thanks to our slow but at last sure courage we are to have thorough protection in the ? of radical reconstruction. I have ?? thus strengthened will go

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on removing all rebels from the civil offices and placing loyal men in their stead. My husband with a few active & efficient workers are busily employing every ? evening in organizing clubs - union leagues - & c. & c. The colored people especially his old soldiers are in extacies over his return - & declare they will elect him to any position he will consent to fill - for the present he is busy registering voters in a country parish - a position to which sheridan appointed him. The other place of register in bankruptcy to which Justice Ch? nominated him has proved entirely a failure and has been given at last to an exconfederate soldier - who is now ? loyal. But the office would not pay for the salt he eats - & it is better as it is for his present position ? the

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way for political prominence in the state. But the rejection of his nomination for the former position by the district judge of this state (Durell) shows how depraved the civil offices & officers have become & what a thorough cleansing they need. The truly loyal ? men have had no ? - ? - We are boarding in a pleasant highly cultured union family We ? this gentlemen & his wife have been strong ? & radical people from the first - he was a ? ? ? here where the war ? - ? ? & ? rendered him bankrupt. & once he was shot & seriously wounded by a rebel. Notwithstanding all this & that they have lost every thing - he has

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been ? for several ? ? ? any position or suitable employment at the hands of the "loyal" governer of the state. ? ? ? allow me to ? the presence of Mrs. Dostie - widow of the late Dr. Dostie - murdered in the riot of last July -- she is a guest here & is dependent upon the kind hospitality of friends. A movement is on foor for the formulation of a society of ladies to collect a fund? to be called the Dostie fund - for her support. Mrs. ? intended starting the matter & will do so as soon as possible but yesterday she ^ Mrs. S.^ rec'd the sad news of her Fathers' deceace rendering her departure for the north necessary --

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