Letter, 23 July 1865, Edward Sixtus Hutter (1839-1904) to James Risque Hutter (1841-1923)
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Baltimore
June 23rd 1865
My dear Risque,
I reached here yesterday from Washington and found this town quite full of Rebels just released from Johnson’s Island. I wish that I had found you with them, I reached Washington on Tuesday last and went immediately over to Georgetown. I found Aunt Carrie away from home at Philadelphia. Mrs. Rickner and her sweet daughter Lizzie were very kind indeed & had interested themselves for you, they had gotten Genl Grant to order your discharge some weeks ago. But the executive orders issued afterwards prevented its being acted upon, and wrote an application to the President about your discharge and Miss Rickson & Lizzie & myself took it to the President’s House and remained there all the morning. 3 hours waiting our turn lest the hour for closing down came and we had to go away. The next morning I went again waited until 3 o’clock. But the President was receiving state delegations & could not get in. There will be no difficulty in getting the approval from him
of your case only get it before him. So I left the application with Mrs. Rickson and Lizzie who will go each day to the President until they succeed. I then wrote another application identical with the first & placed it in the hands of Col ________ to whom I had letters from Aunt Amalia and Cousin William. He promised to present it to the President himself and have it approved. I also wrote a third application and placed it in the hands of Hon. A.W. Randall asst. postmaster general to whom Aunt Amalia says he also promised to attend to it at once. It was so expensive in Washington and I was losing so much time I had to leave on Friday morning as my presence could do no good. I am sure that out of the three applications now in good hands we will obtain an order for your discharge in a short time. You must not be low spirited as you will certainly get out in a week or two days. You must go first to Schooley’s Mountain to stay some days with Ida and Aunt Amalia and thus visit your friends in Georgetown who have been very kind. Lizzie Pickrell is a very sweet girl. And you must show her every attention she is now staying at home waiting for your arrival. Tho she had arranged to leave home this week. I had not heard from you in reply to my letters, but as Cousin William is to join me here this evening I presume he will bring me letters from you. If you need any money when you reach your _______ do not hesitate to ask him for what you want; which you can return to him when you reach home. He is very kind. Don’t stay much too long after you get out of prison. Assure are all so anxious to see you. And you must be looking around to get into business. If you find you good ______ when you reach Baltimore telegraph me & I will give a telegraphic order to Wm. Smithson and Co. Bankers Baltimore street to supply you. I enclose here with one of my business cards & if you or your friends on Johnsons Island have any real estate for sale you would place it in my hands. Nelson, Hamner, Harris, and many others are here. When you go home if you take the boat from Baltimore to Richmond, do not think of going in one of the Genl Boats they are very filthy & unsafe & much crowded. Take the “new line” of steamers to Richmond, passage $8.
I leave here this evening for Lynchburg and expect to reach home next Tuesday evening. Hugh Nelson told me to tell you where Hays Otey is. He is at Lynchburg doing nothing (so is everybody) he left Danville as I did – He sold his gal some months ago & gave her up. I don’t know what he intends doing. Kirk, Peter, & Johnnie are also at home. Everything was getting on well at home. Your horse was there looking quite well. I will write you after & make Nannie and all of them are the same. Don’t get out of patience when the imprisonment is over you will be glad to know that you were among the last to get out and not among the first. I confidently expect that you will get released during next week. I know your little friend Lizzie P. will not rest until she obtains the order from the President. If you asked for money in your letters which presume Cousin William will bring this evening. I will leave directions here with Wm. J. Smithson and Co. Brokers, to give you what you want. Keep in good spirits and write us as often as you can. May God protect you.
Ever your attached Bro.
E. S. Hutter