Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.

Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.

In the letter Rucker writes about his long friendship with Barnett: "You don't know, my dear friend, how much pleasure it gives me to bear testimony to your fidelity and courage as a Confederate Soldier. You were nearer to me, some how or other, than the rest of my escort boys." Rucke...

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Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Barnett, Joel; Rucker, Edmund Winchester, b.1836; African Americans--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans; United States--Politics and government--1865-1933
description In the letter Rucker writes about his long friendship with Barnett: "You don't know, my dear friend, how much pleasure it gives me to bear testimony to your fidelity and courage as a Confederate Soldier. You were nearer to me, some how or other, than the rest of my escort boys." Rucker goes on to note that "after forty of peace, the South has prospered so much that we are worth, as a whole, many millions than we had in 1861, and that curse slavery you and I did not then understand, but now are willing to acknowledge that it is no longer and we are a united, prosperous and happy people" who are now happy to welcome "the visit of the President of the United States."
spelling Q0000014990Q14990Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.In the letter Rucker writes about his long friendship with Barnett: "You don't know, my dear friend, how much pleasure it gives me to bear testimony to your fidelity and courage as a Confederate Soldier. You were nearer to me, some how or other, than the rest of my escort boys." Rucker goes on to note that "after forty of peace, the South has prospered so much that we are worth, as a whole, many millions than we had in 1861, and that curse slavery you and I did not then understand, but now are willing to acknowledge that it is no longer and we are a united, prosperous and happy people" who are now happy to welcome "the visit of the President of the United States."1905 October 181905-10-181900-1909Barnett, Joel; Rucker, Edmund Winchester, b.1836; African Americans--Southern States; Slavery--Southern States; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans; United States--Politics and government--1865-1933TextCorrespondenceBarnett, JoelJoel Barnett papers7N/B/1/a Box 3v8421Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2548
title Letter from Edmund W. Rucker in Birmingham, Alabama, to Joel Barnett in Montgomery, Alabama.
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