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iPrairie Grove. Arkansas. December 26fh, 1862.Dear PressAlthough I wrote you on the 24th, yet I am constrained, and indeed not unwillingly, to write again today, to give vent to our good feelings and to do justice to yesterday’s entertainment and enjoyment. Hut I cannot I hope to do justice with my humblepen; however, company (’, appointed a committee to draw up a preamble and resolutions expressive of our feelings, which 1 herewith enclose, with a request that you publish it, that our friends at home may know | how we enjoyed life on Christmas Day down in Hackensack. They urejlt;as follows;Prairie Grove. Ark., December 25. 1862Whereas, We. soldiers of our country, in the course of human events, have landed on the hospitable shores of “Hackensack” and are happy in the discharge of our duties, and among the good things of this land, t herefore.RESOLVED. 1st, That we havebad a “Merry Christmas,” (ginger snaps, tut key and pound cake. in-Ueluded t.«!IIRESOLVED. 2nd. That we wish these few lines may find you all en- joying the same great blessings.RESOLVED, 3rd. That we sympathize with our friends at home whocan’t enjoy Christmas in a landwhere are turkey, mutton, honey an ! apple molasses, without money and without PRICK (Price having skedaddled )*tG\RESOLVED. 4th, That we are glad isof it.RESOLVED. 5th. .That he’ll haveto keep skedaddling.RESOLVED. 6th, That we intend to follow him.RESOLVED. 7th. That the President's message is all right as sound as wo could have made it.RESOLVED. 8th. That you have a 4th of July dinner and fixins ready for us.RESOLVED. 9th. That we let thenineihlv .finish ’ these resolutionswhilo the august committee go ant! finish the turkey and trimmings.RESOLVED. 10th That we transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Press for publication, and that all other papers in the UNITED STATESPlease copy and oblige Co. C. 19thlow-a j. I. Duncan, chairman.a(fI
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 04, 1925
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