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A RUSH COUNTY RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 2, P. 386-387; BIOGRAPHY OF CLARK AND FRANCES KENNEDY OFFUTT FAMILY:
States that "John Offutt lost his life while serving the
Confederacy." [Not true. Must have seemed a plausible story; apparently he deserted Priscilla and Frank Offutt; she later divorced him.]
[Mcduffie.ged]
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January 7, 1861
My dear wife, iwane time now take my pensil in hand for this is the second time. fut (forgot) whether you got the other won or not. Irote that iwas wel the ihad ben sic and iwent to the teanming a little to son and I am worse more on my bed I have bin there for to weaks I have ---- my dear wife. ihope when these few lines comes to hand that you and hour dear son may be wel and your dear mother.
my dear wife ihave not long to live in this world and i am glad of het. i am wishing to die now if the lord is willing. ido not want you to greave after me, now think of me home. me nows ------- for i am not worthy of you. tel your dear mother and father to have me home no longer as son in low for i aint worthy of hit. i haf sinned in this world and i cant be with you and hour dear son. for there is no won on earth that i wold rather be with and blame my father and brother foar this for they wold throw your father up to me an I tel me th anyu icel fo not make any think the way was ago, in so i blame his ------- aged and done wong. i am deprived of living with those that i loved the best. i love your father for he gave me a home when my father wold not. he never treated me wrong but was time ----- i for five him for hit persela.
i would like to have your likeness if you would send hit to me to see wone time more and i wil send hit back. persela do rite me wone leter and let me no how you are. rite of direct your letter to noox county, galesburg, ilinois to John nox and I will get hit. persela i wand you to have that land there as long as you live and then for Frank to have hit after your death.
John offutt
[letter from John Offutt to Priscilla (Gordon) Offutt]
(Source: Offutt descendant)
[No one has ever found Civil War records listing John as a Confederate soldier. Whether he fought in the war and was badly injured or whether he was ill with a disease, we will never know. But it is felt that he died in Galesburg, Illinois in 1861. But in 1861, he was only 26 years old!]
A RUSH COUNTY RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 2, P. 386-387; BIOGRAPHY OF CLARK AND FRANCES KENNEDY OFFUTT FAMILY:
States that "John Offutt lost his life while serving the
Confederacy." [Not true. Must have seemed a plausible story; apparently he deserted Priscilla and Frank Offutt; she later divorced him.]
[Mcduffie.ged]
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January 7, 1861
My dear wife, iwane time now take my pensil in hand for this is the second time. fut (forgot) whether you got the other won or not. Irote that iwas wel the ihad ben sic and iwent to the teanming a little to son and I am worse more on my bed I have bin there for to weaks I have ---- my dear wife. ihope when these few lines comes to hand that you and hour dear son may be wel and your dear mother.
my dear wife ihave not long to live in this world and i am glad of het. i am wishing to die now if the lord is willing. ido not want you to greave after me, now think of me home. me nows ------- for i am not worthy of you. tel your dear mother and father to have me home no longer as son in low for i aint worthy of hit. i haf sinned in this world and i cant be with you and hour dear son. for there is no won on earth that i wold rather be with and blame my father and brother foar this for they wold throw your father up to me an I tel me th anyu icel fo not make any think the way was ago, in so i blame his ------- aged and done wong. i am deprived of living with those that i loved the best. i love your father for he gave me a home when my father wold not. he never treated me wrong but was time ----- i for five him for hit persela.
i would like to have your likeness if you would send hit to me to see wone time more and i wil send hit back. persela do rite me wone leter and let me no how you are. rite of direct your letter to noox county, galesburg, ilinois to John nox and I will get hit. persela i wand you to have that land there as long as you live and then for Frank to have hit after your death.
John offutt
[letter from John Offutt to Priscilla (Gordon) Offutt]
(Source: Offutt descendant)
[No one has ever found Civil War records listing John as a Confederate soldier. Whether he fought in the war and was badly injured or whether he was ill with a disease, we will never know. But it is felt that he died in Galesburg, Illinois in 1861. But in 1861, he was only 26 years old!]
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A RUSH COUNTY RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 2, P. 386-387; BIOGRAPHY OF CLARK AND FRANCES KENNEDY OFFUTT FAMILY:
States that "John Offutt lost his life while serving the
Confederacy." [Not true. Must have seemed a plausible story; apparently he deserted Priscilla and Frank Offutt; she later divorced him.]
[Mcduffie.ged]
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January 7, 1861
My dear wife, iwane time now take my pensil in hand for this is the second time. fut (forgot) whether you got the other won or not. Irote that iwas wel the ihad ben sic and iwent to the teanming a little to son and I am worse more on my bed I have bin there for to weaks I have ---- my dear wife. ihope when these few lines comes to hand that you and hour dear son may be wel and your dear mother.
my dear wife ihave not long to live in this world and i am glad of het. i am wishing to die now if the lord is willing. ido not want you to greave after me, now think of me home. me nows ------- for i am not worthy of you. tel your dear mother and father to have me home no longer as son in low for i aint worthy of hit. i haf sinned in this world and i cant be with you and hour dear son. for there is no won on earth that i wold rather be with and blame my father and brother foar this for they wold throw your father up to me an I tel me th anyu icel fo not make any think the way was ago, in so i blame his ------- aged and done wong. i am deprived of living with those that i loved the best. i love your father for he gave me a home when my father wold not. he never treated me wrong but was time ----- i for five him for hit persela.
i would like to have your likeness if you would send hit to me to see wone time more and i wil send hit back. persela do rite me wone leter and let me no how you are. rite of direct your letter to noox county, galesburg, ilinois to John nox and I will get hit. persela i wand you to have that land there as long as you live and then for Frank to have hit after your death.
John offutt
[letter from John Offutt to Priscilla (Gordon) Offutt]
(Source: Offutt descendant)
[No one has ever found Civil War records listing John as a Confederate soldier. Whether he fought in the war and was badly injured or whether he was ill with a disease, we will never know. But it is felt that he died in Galesburg, Illinois in 1861. But in 1861, he was only 26 years old!]
A RUSH COUNTY RETROSPECTIVE, VOL. 2, P. 386-387; BIOGRAPHY OF CLARK AND FRANCES KENNEDY OFFUTT FAMILY:
States that "John Offutt lost his life while serving the
Confederacy." [Not true. Must have seemed a plausible story; apparently he deserted Priscilla and Frank Offutt; she later divorced him.]
[Mcduffie.ged]
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January 7, 1861
My dear wife, iwane time now take my pensil in hand for this is the second time. fut (forgot) whether you got the other won or not. Irote that iwas wel the ihad ben sic and iwent to the teanming a little to son and I am worse more on my bed I have bin there for to weaks I have ---- my dear wife. ihope when these few lines comes to hand that you and hour dear son may be wel and your dear mother.
my dear wife ihave not long to live in this world and i am glad of het. i am wishing to die now if the lord is willing. ido not want you to greave after me, now think of me home. me nows ------- for i am not worthy of you. tel your dear mother and father to have me home no longer as son in low for i aint worthy of hit. i haf sinned in this world and i cant be with you and hour dear son. for there is no won on earth that i wold rather be with and blame my father and brother foar this for they wold throw your father up to me an I tel me th anyu icel fo not make any think the way was ago, in so i blame his ------- aged and done wong. i am deprived of living with those that i loved the best. i love your father for he gave me a home when my father wold not. he never treated me wrong but was time ----- i for five him for hit persela.
i would like to have your likeness if you would send hit to me to see wone time more and i wil send hit back. persela do rite me wone leter and let me no how you are. rite of direct your letter to noox county, galesburg, ilinois to John nox and I will get hit. persela i wand you to have that land there as long as you live and then for Frank to have hit after your death.
John offutt
[letter from John Offutt to Priscilla (Gordon) Offutt]
(Source: Offutt descendant)
[No one has ever found Civil War records listing John as a Confederate soldier. Whether he fought in the war and was badly injured or whether he was ill with a disease, we will never know. But it is felt that he died in Galesburg, Illinois in 1861. But in 1861, he was only 26 years old!]
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