Letter from Ferdinand L. Claiborne at a "Soldiers Retreat, " to James Caller.
In the letter Claiborne explains that Caller's son, Robert, has been selected to serve in the military "and to draw for money for the purpose of recruiting." Because Robert has not answered the order, the captain who issued it assumes that he declined the offer. Claiborne thinks that...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Claiborne explains that Caller's son, Robert, has been selected to serve in the military "and to draw for money for the purpose of recruiting." Because Robert has not answered the order, the captain who issued it assumes that he declined the offer. Claiborne thinks that Robert may never have received the correspondence ("I have named to Captain Holmes the uncertainty of letters reaching your quarter of the Territory in safety"), so he explains the situation to Caller, in case his son would be interested in the position. He also mentions the possibility of war and the militia's lack of equipment: "War appears more certain then [sic] when I wrote you and sorry I am to say. Nothing like preperations [sic] for war with us - The Militia entirely...unarmed & no probability of obtaining any from the general Government as I can learn - however it is proper to hope for the best. Should we have war necessity will compel the Government to give us arms." A transcription is included. |
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