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Samuel Calvin letters, May-August 1864
1864-08-08 Page 4
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her sons, Was sorry to hear of Mr. Jackson's accident. It must be very tiresome to a person of his temperament to be obliged to keep still. I think Eddie is very highly favored indeed, and I trust that he may be enabled to resist those influences for evil that will unquestionably surround him where he is going. Wickedness, in the form of Profanity, Drunkeness, Gambling, and thousands of kindred vices, aye all vices, prevails to an alarming extent in the Army and Navy of this, and all other countries. There are no doubt many consistent christians in both services, but they constitute a very very smal minority of the great Whole Your Sick Friend Sam
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her sons, Was sorry to hear of Mr. Jackson's accident. It must be very tiresome to a person of his temperament to be obliged to keep still. I think Eddie is very highly favored indeed, and I trust that he may be enabled to resist those influences for evil that will unquestionably surround him where he is going. Wickedness, in the form of Profanity, Drunkeness, Gambling, and thousands of kindred vices, aye all vices, prevails to an alarming extent in the Army and Navy of this, and all other countries. There are no doubt many consistent christians in both services, but they constitute a very very smal minority of the great Whole Your Sick Friend Sam
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