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Ann Larimer letters to husband John, February-July 1865

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I have heard that Bishop was not liked in the Co. but [Sam] was all & all. John, what do you think about the war now since the assassination of the president? was there ever so great a crime committed for so little a cause & in my opinion there was no cause at all. The nation has cause to mourn indeed & the south, if knowing what has happened, will have reason to fear what will be this fate if they should fall in to A. Johnson's band, we will have a different president now than Lincoln was. the rebels will find that they will have no half measures dealt out to them by Johnson. I suppose you will get all the news & particulars in papers of this sad affair. I have not heard but one copperhead say any thing about the death of the president, that one was bob Henry, he was in here to day. he expressed himself very plain, his words were that no punishment was severe enough for the man that was guilty of the crime. Monday night Nan, Ada & Flora came over to day on horse back. Flora will stay several dayes. the two girles went home, they had recieved your letters, the girles said that they would foreward the letters to the boys, we have see the news that Booth has been killed and John, the report is that Sherman was cognizant of the plot & that Grant had sent him orders to follow up Johnson & that he would be with him soon as possible & take command in person, there is a great many reports in circulation, it is hard telling what is the truth. I would be pained very mutch indeed to hear that so good & noble a man as Sherman has allways appeared to be should be guilty of such an act. I cannot think it possible. I hope that it is a misstake. I heard that John Smus was with you,

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I have heard that Bishop was not liked in the Co. but [Sam] was all & all. John, what do you think about the war now since the assassination of the president? was there ever so great a crime committed for so little a cause & in my opinion there was no cause at all. The nation has cause to mourn indeed & the south, if knowing what has happened, will have reason to fear what will be this fate if they should fall in to A. Johnson's band, we will have a different president now than Lincoln was. the rebels will find that they will have no half measures dealt out to them by Johnson. I suppose you will get all the news & particulars in papers of this sad affair. I have not heard but one copperhead say any thing about the death of the president, that one was bob Henry, he was in here to day. he expressed himself very plain, his words were that no punishment was severe enough for the man that was guilty of the crime. Monday night Nan, Ada & Flora came over to day on horse back. Flora will stay several dayes. the two girles went home, they had recieved your letters, the girles said that they would foreward the letters to the boys, we have see the news that Booth has been killed and John, the report is that Sherman was cognizant of the plot & that Grant had sent him orders to follow up Johnson & that he would be with him soon as possible & take command in person, there is a great many reports in circulation, it is hard telling what is the truth. I would be pained very mutch indeed to hear that so good & noble a man as Sherman has allways appeared to be should be guilty of such an act. I cannot think it possible. I hope that it is a misstake. I heard that John Smus was with you,