| From the Richmond Sentinel |
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| April 21, 1864 |
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| A Lady's Appeal |
| We commend the following to the
authorities that control our railroads. The petition it contains is
eminently proper and reasonable, and we doubt not will be granted: |
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| Petersburg, April 17 |
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| Mr. Editor, |
| I am a soldier's wife, and have but little
to live on. I went to see my husband and got back as far as this
place, when I was stopped by an order to issue no more passports. Beg
Gen. Cooper, for mercy's sake, to modify his order so as to give two
or three days for the females to get off of the roads. I have seen
more suffering from this than I ever saw in my life. I saw in
Charlotte several ladies sleeping in the open air. I, with four
others, had to sleep in a car for two days and nights. I need not
allude to what we suffered from the insults of the wretches who knew
we had but little money. I have none here, and but for the benevolence
of a citizen, I should have starved. Do something, I pray you, for
humanity's sake in this mater. |
| A Sufferer |
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