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Anson R. Butler letters, 1861-1900

1863-03-18 Page 2

John Swain for $40000.00 Lytle is Ass. Surgeon in Rosencrans division. Now I'll answer parts of your letters, as to Chauncey's going to Henry Bailey's I think if his mind is set against drinking beer he might go there. The selling ale or beer need not cause him to drink it. At his age he ought to have firmness enough to say no to any one who asks him do a thing he thinks wrong. I am glad he has conscientious scruples about it. Shows he has principle about him & I say cultivate it. If he thinks the temptation too much I'd rather he would work at 25 cts a day than blunt his conscience & form bad habits. Let him judge for himself. Never do a thing you think wrong or unmanly or throw yourself into temptation unnecessarily at all Chauncy & you 'll be right, As to your trouble I am sorry you gave the note up for Sam Jones owed a balance on it of several dollars & he knows it, the note when paid belongs to him not to fuller. I explained it on the paper I left - the note wrapped up in, and on my book at home I think too. When the amounts endorsed on the note would make enough to cover the principal & interest for the no. of years it run it is paid no matter who pays it.  Get it back if you can & if you can't settle it. Keep it till I can. Fuller won't suffer by it. he is safe for he has paid all his share & there is no paper against him any how. The note is against Jones on which Fuller was to pay so much

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John Swain for $40000.00 Lytle is Ass. Surgeon in Rosencrans division. Now I'll answer parts of your letters, as to Chauncey's going to Henry Bailey's I think if his mind is set against drinking beer he might go there. The selling ale or beer need not cause him to drink it. At his age he ought to have firmness enough to say no to any one who asks him do a thing he thinks wrong. I am glad he has conscientious scruples about it. Shows he has principle about him & I say cultivate it. If he thinks the temptation too much I'd rather he would work at 25 cts a day than blunt his conscience & form bad habits. Let him judge for himself. Never do a thing you think wrong or unmanly or throw yourself into temptation unnecessarily at all Chauncy & you 'll be right, As to your trouble I am sorry you gave the note up for Sam Jones owed a balance on it of several dollars & he knows it, the note when paid belongs to him not to fuller. I explained it on the paper I left - the note wrapped up in, and on my book at home I think too. When the amounts endorsed on the note would make enough to cover the principal & interest for the no. of years it run it is paid no matter who pays it. Get it back if you can & if you can't settle it. Keep it till I can. Fuller won't suffer by it. he is safe for he has paid all his share & there is no paper against him any how. The note is against Jones on which Fuller was to pay so much