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 Nashville Den l4‘l° Aug. l865 Nashville, August l4‘“
Zeergeliefde vader en moeder Dearly beloved father and mother,
I Uw brief van den \ 9*l°" heb ik in welstand ontfangen. l Your letter ofthe 9"‘ I have received in good order. I
het doer my leed dat Harm | ziek is, en zal steeds hoopende | zyn op am sorry to hear Harm is sick and will always be hoping for his
zyne beterschap. volgens | Uw wensch heb de pen ge-lnoomen om recovery. According to your wish I have taken up the pen in order to
spoedig te antwoorlden, hoewel ik geen byzonders | te melden heb. answer soon, although I have nothing special to tell, because it is
Want het is \ altyd by het oude, ons fort ] Gazesche, zullen wy always the same. Our fort Gazesche we will perhaps complete
misschien ] morgen voltooien. sommige der | andere co.s hebben ab homorrow. Some ofthe other companies have left, but whether we
gedaan, | maar of wy naar huis zullen | gaan volgens het schryven  will go home, as some write, remains uncertain, it is still a matter of
van ] sommige, schynt nog in het | onzeker te zyn, het is nog | hoopen hope and fear.
kn vreezen. |\
[2] het weder is hier nog rede-llyk warm, weinig regen; de tyd | van The weather here is still fairly warm, little rain; the blackberry
h blackberries is over, water and | musk melons zyn hier veel en | zeer season is over, water and musk melons there are many and very
groot, veel grooter als in | Grand Rapids. in het eerts was | de prys large, much larger than in Grand Rapids. At first the price was one to
van een tot twee dollars | maar nu kan men een goede | koopen voor two dollars but now one can buy a good one for 25 cts. Potatoes are
,25 ct. aardappelen | zyn 200 per bush. | 200 per bush[el?].
In betrekking tot het schieten | van dien neger, kan ik niet | About the the shooting of that negro, I cannot say whether the
zeggen of de moordenaar gearres—|teerd is of niet. de guards gingen | murderer has been arrested or not. The guards went after him but are
 achter hem, maar haasten | zich niet om hem te vangen. ]   not in a hurry to catch him. There is much hatred against de negros,
er openbaart zich veel haat \ tegen de negers, en weinige zyn | and there are few who defend the case of justice; yet if there are who
er die de zaake van recht ver—|deedi gen, doch zyn er die het | doen dare to do so, then ‘the sails are always soon taken down again’
durven, dan worden de | zeilen geduurig spoedig in getroklken. || [doublessly a Dutch expression].

 [3] E. Elgersma heelt zeer ziek | geweest, ja aan de poorten des [ E. Elgersma has been very ill, even been at the gates ofdeath;
doods; maar hy is door Gods | zeegen weer goed aan de beterlhand. but through God’s blessing he is getting better again, it will perhaps
het zal missehien niet | lang duurcn eer dat hy te huis | kompt, het zy not be long before he returns home, be it with the reg[iment] or
met het reg. ol`[ alleen. onze verlofmannen [ zyn weer terug op drie alone. Our men on leave have returned except for three: Granger and
na Granger [ en l\/lc Cullock van de Rapids [ en een van den Flint, Mc Cullock of the Rapids and one ofthe Flint, although the time has
hoewel de | tyd verstreeken is. als Weller | die is er ook nog niet passed. Waller has not returned yet either and will perhaps not come
weer, en | zal missehien niet koomen daar[ hy nog ziek is. daar niet [ because he is ill. Since [I] have nothing else to write I of course have
meer heb te schryven moet ik [ natuurlyk eindigen hoopende | dat to finish hoping that this [letter] may find you together in good
deze Uw te saamen in [ gezondheid mooge vinden. health.
Uw altyd lielhebbende [ Your always loving
zoon. son,
Lambert Lambert

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