Child of the Rebellion: West Virginia Sesquicentennial
Civil War Union Militia Correspondence
Broonstowun (sic) Mar 11th 1863
To the Govner (sic) of West Va
F H Pierpoint
Dear Sir I wosh (sic) For you to confor (sic) on me a favor that I no you grately (sic) desire to do I grately (sic) kneed (sic) about one hundred suits of Clothing Blankets & Napsacks & harvest Sacks and Every thing that will render ous (sic) comfrirtly (sic) wee (sic) want some 50 horses & one hundred sadolles (sic) & Britles (sic) & holters (sic) Please foward (sic) to charleston (sic) in return fourth with in answer to this Requsion (sic) So wee (sic) can be eqipt (sic) for I am determb (sic) govner (sic) to fight those Rebles (sic) until I fall or drive them from our West Va I want you advised I will Reporte (sic) Regular to you pleas speed fourth with to charleston (sic) order so I Remen (sic) your friend until death
Capt Jos H Barker
Transcription by Stacy Bloss, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History
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