William D. Corn to Unknown and H. Darnell

Morgan County Ills

July the 5th 1863

Dear brother

it is with pleasure that I take my pen in hand to inform you that we are all well hoping those few lines may find you all well I but little news to write you helth is good crops is good times pretty good I have 70 acres of good corn if the Season Continues good now Ed I want you and T. C. D. to show there hands and see if they are the color of Alfreds and Williams they are Abolitionist Sure I send in Closed Some Strips of news papers to read and peruse I would Send you Some whole papers, but they stop them

do not believe the abolition lyes you hear a bout the democrats they are the Same the have always been except they believe this abolition War might have been Settled at the begining, and history will prove this and you cannot find a disunion in the north except the abolitionist they are in favor of acknowledging the Separate Confedaracy. if you was here you will find that you have been blind folded long enough write by return of mail give me a full detail and I will send you more in return

C L Banes

Wm D Corn

To T C Darnell are you a Abolitionist write and let us know if you are gone over board or not now you are told that the Democrats is copperheads and trators that is all abolition dam lyes I Send Some Democratic realutions you can post your Selves unless lincolns minions stops them Yates you will se broke up the legislator to keep them from appropiating to the soldiers be cause he could not get the distribution of the money and apropiate it to his own use and spend like the money that was

by him to the soldiers Pitsburg landing you shall heare of this here after and shall heare of the imbecile administration I do not whether this letter will reach you or not or I would write more if this reaches you I will write more the next time tell C C Banes that Henry Moor died at Vicksburg and was brought home and burryd I Send you as much newes as I can read and See for your selves write immediately

Yours

T C Darnell

Wm D Corn

and all friends