FROM A DAGUERREOTYPE.] How much rather would I have you at my side tonight than to think of your daring and enduring greater hardships even than our Revolutionary heroes.

Words can not tell how often we think of you or how sadly we feel that the terrible crime of this nation against humanity is being avenged on the heads of our sons and brothers....
Wednesday night, Mr.Mowry, who was in the battle, arrived in town.
Like wild fire the news flew.

D.R.was in pursuit of him when father reached his office.

He thought you were not hurt.

Mother said that night, "I can go to sleep now there is a hope that Merritt still lives;" but father said: "I suppose I shall sleep when nature is tired out, but the hope that my son has survived brings little solace to my soul while the cause of all this terrible wrong remains untouched."...
Your fish pole never caught so luscious a basketful as it has this afternoon.