This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JerryStout99 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.tennessee.counties.carter/1167/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I found the following letter from Robert CASS to his brother William CASS in Carter Co. TN Will book 2. This was on a roll of microfilm and I had trouble reading a number of the words, but found it interesting. Carter County TN Will Book 2 Page 30-31 Monday, May Term 1863 William Cass came into open court and brought with him a Letter from Robert Cass dated at Corinth Miss. April 4th 1862, which letter reads as follows. Coirinth, Miss. April 4th 1862 Dear Brother, I Rec'd. your letter of the 28th March on yesterday it was mailed in EBton the 31st came to hand on the 3rd a quick trip. The letter you spoke of stating to me I have not reed yet I was much pleased at getting a letter from you any time more but hearing of the health of Little James is truly concernable to me but I hope he is at Rest in heaven where the [illegible] and trouble of earth will cease to perplex his unmortal soul, spirit. We must all die and I hope we may meet in a world not like this but far better and preferable. Your letter gave me much ease of mind as I had come to the conclusion that we would not get letters any more from East Tennessee. The battle you spoke of I had seen an account but the battle(?) Col Carter mater was perfect news to us. Well shell will not get war it in a month. the boys that came here from Carter are all well at this time. Livingston and Green enlisted for two years. Our Captain attempted to reorganize his company in the 2nd ! of this inst. but failed. He only got 9 out of 92 to reenlist. They want to get home as bad as my set of men. You ever saw the Federals run 150 transport Boats up the Tennessee River. Last week with 220 thousand troops and of course it is to take this place it is only 20 miles from here to the river and they advancing upon us. Ran(?) of pickets in Twell(?) yesterday there was a wonderful stir and moveing at and about Corinth yesterday and last night. Moveing out to meet the Feds, Our company is held in reserve whether we will get to see any of the fun or not grant? to tell. By my opinion is there in a week or ten days we will see and feel some thing about it. The Feds captured three hundred men and hundred horses and a vast amount of stores at [____] city last week. Our Captain Jackson and Col. Was there it is thought they got they steped in on over flank the other day and stoled off two Redgiments. Truly they are playing Yankee tricks on us at every place. What is! to become of us I do not know poor fellows we must do the best we can the Yanks will get all of us before they quit I do caput?. I will now attempt to answer the business part of your letter and I am at a loss to know how to begin it as I cannot have the things done according to law. I am in [_____] if I was in Tennessee I might get a Lawyer to thought out the processings that would be Legal but placed under the circumstance that I am I cannot have it done I would prefer selling if I could have things done right and a mortgage. I would be willing to do that but it would require a Security proceeding in law and if Mr. Slagle was to sell to go it might involve the thing more than it is at present, and I have the utmost confidence in Mr. Slagle. He will or would surrender his claim in your hands at any time, therefore I will say to you that if any thing should happen to me that I never return home, I want you to take my business there and wind it up the best you can administer upon my Estate and pay the debts and wind it up and sell it and what is left after paying off I wish those Little Boys at T He! atherlys to have the benefit of One half of it and I want it to be laid out in Schooling of them. Regarding the other half after expenses are paid I want yourself and Little Bob Cass, I [___] Little Bob to have. I am just giving the desire of my mind in short the things will have to be done according to law and this Sort of Settlement in my own hand wrighting is as good as if I had the form and wright it in full. Tell James I want him to let my Little boy have some means as he may need it untill I can come home and let him know it is my request as I promised to send him some money I owe James and of course he want a part or all of it. The [____] of the Forge will pay him and he can spare some besides this Letter you had better take good care of and my papers are all left with James. So no more of that. See Nat Taylor and get him to attend to the business of Bowers? &c. The now year Redemption was out in my hand the 24 day of Feb but I thereto the Legislature give 12 month more time. Don't fail to write to me regularly, so now Yours with Respect Robt Cass. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.