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Arkansas Letters



William F Crosslin, Letters to Floyd C Crosslin, Clark County, 1913-1914



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William F Crosslin
Letters to Floyd C Crosslin, Clark County, 1913-19141

Four letters from William F Crosslin to grandson Floyd C Crosslin who was aged 16 and lived with his parents, William J and Martha E (Blackwell) Crosslin, in Stone County, Missouri.

The letters were written by William F during the year preceeding his death in 1914.  All letters were postmarked Dobyville, Arkansas and addressed to Crane, Missouri.

Letter #1, December 1913

Well Floyd here goes for the war.  I volentered the 10 of April 1862.  Was borned April the 11 1836.  You can count an see how old I was.  My first Captins name was Sam Golson.  The next one was H J B Lann.  I joined in Monroe Co Mississippi.  Had on a coon skin cap the head for the bill 2 brass buttons for his eyes the tale strate out behind.  Was captured at Nashville Tennsee December 15, 1864.  Got out of prison July 1, 1865. Got home July 4 1865.

This is to all of you.  My eyes is so bad I cant rite.  Ask all the questions you wan to.  I will try to answer them.

Give my love to Tom Gordon and famlies.  Except a large portion to your selves.

Gran Pap

Postscript:

Dec 24.  Cold and snowing.  Allen is rite sick this morning.  Fraid he is going to have a bad spell.  He was sick all last spring.  The rest all well.

Bill Crosslin



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Letter #2, February 1914

Well Floyd here I come.  I was borned in Wilcox Co Ala April 11th 1836.  Moved to Monroe Co Missippi wen I was 7 years old.  Lived there until I moved to Clark Co Arkansas.  Still here.

Now for the traping.  Allen is still traping.  He sold 18 dollars worth of furs.  Has 1 coon hide now sold.  1 mink for 4 dollars.  Coon mink oposoms is all there is to trap for here and they are geting scears.  He went to his traps this morning.  Got nothing.

Allen is gone after a P thrasher.  Going to thrash his peas.  He has a good big field of them.  Dont no how they will shel out.

Floyd I cant think of any thing to rite so I will close.  Be good children.  Rite soon.

By by Grand Pap



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Letter #3, April 1914

April 1 1914

Well Floyd here gose as far as I can.  You asked more questions than I can answer.  I have been in 18 states.  Survived 3 years in the war.  Dont no how manny battles I was in.  Lots of them.  Wonded once.  We used muskets part of the time and Infield Rifles the rest of the war.  One gunboat past our batrey at Viksburg but our last big gun sunk that boat.  I can tell you some of the battles.  I was in Kenasaw Mountain Atlanta Ga New Hope Ga Carinth Miss Viksburg Franklin Tenn Nashville Tenn.  Lots more.  I was captured at Nashville Tenn on the 15 of Dec 64.  Was sent to Schargo Ill.  Stade there 6 months and 3 days.  Dont ask me if I was glad to get out.

It is sure raining here.  The river is from hill to hill.

Give my love to your uncles and familes.  Would be glad to see you all but to blind to try to come.  Oh the sun is shining.

Your Gran Pa Bill Crosslin

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Letter #4, May 1914

Dobyville Ark,
May 20 1914

Well Floyd, will try to rite you.  All well.  Hope you are well.  I have been home 5 weeks.  Went to Jim Smarts to fish but it raind so much I didnt fish but very little.  Caught some very nice fish.  It has bin oful wet and cold here this Spring.  People cant get any stand of cotton.  Most all planted twice.  Got more yet.  Lots of ground to brake.  Allen had to plant corn and cotton twice.  He has his corn plowed.  Him and Rosa is thining corn.  Will get dun tomorow.

Crops looks oful sorry.  Had frost last week.  Gardens oful sorry.  Most of the sweet potatoes and grist potatoes rotted.  Planted 2.  Got very few yet.  I bought a sow last Winter.  She has 11 pigs.  They are dandays.  I wish you had them.  I have to buy corn to feed them on.  Corn is worth 80cts per bushel.  I have a pony about as big as yours that I rid.  She is a fine saddler.  My pony bridle sadle an haulter cost me 71 dolars.  Works anywhere.  8 years old.

Come see me this summer.  My eyes is so bad I cant go to to see you.  Cant see any after dark.  I just poke around fall down git up and go agin.  Give my love to yur uncles and familys.  Would like to see them but dont expect to ever see them any more.

Dont no what to say about that Flage business.  I think Uncle Sam has started a big job.  Hope they will settle it without fiting.  Bullets hurts.  Dont you go till you have to.

Will close.  Love to all.  Rite soon.

Bill Crosslin



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Sources

1William F Crosslin, Dobyville AR, William J Crosslin personal archive



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