this knotted peice of family history is interesting. I will post at the end the letter and a little of the court case. But basiclly.. William's daughter married a Brown..two Brown brothers are suing Freeman, Campbells, Fox, McFarland and a few others.. all on the online Roster of Freeman's Brigade. upshot way the Browns sueing were award $10,000 by the court for damages. (might explain why Freeman moved lol - that a heck of alot of money back then for a few horses and supplies)
I am hopeing someone who is really digging into the civil war history around Rolla Missouri and Freeman might be able to help me unravel these knotted people.
court cases there seems to be two of them by two brothers -
GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI CIRCUIT COURT CASES
BOOK G
JANUARY TERM 1865
Jasper Brown Plaintiff ( there one just like it by Jefferson Brown Plaintiff)
against
Thomas Freeman, Henry Pace, Joseph B. Love, Horatio McFarland, James Campbell, John Campbell, Francis McCray, Boyd Fox,
James Jones, James Rowse, James Chambers, William Campbell, James Jack and Felix Lotspeich Defendants
Now at this day comes the Plaintiff in the above entitled cause before the undersigned Clerk of Greene County, in vacation, and files his petition and affidavit stating amongst other things that the above named Defendants, Thomas Freeman, Henry Pace, Joseph B. Love, Horatio McFarland, James Campbell, John Campbell, Francis M.Mccray, Boyd Fox, James Jones, James Rowse, James Chambers, William Campbell, James Jack and Felix Lotspeich are non residents of this State. It is therefore ordered by the Clerk aforesaid, in vacation, that publication be made notifying said Defendants, Thomas Freeman, Henry Pace, Joseph B. Love, Horatio McFarland, James Campbell, John Campbell, Francis McCray, Boyd Fox, James Jones, James Rowse, James Chambers, William Campbell, James Jack and Felix Lotspeich that an action has been commenced against them by.
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petition and attachment in the Circuit Court of Greene County in the State of Missouri, the object and nature of which is to recover damages alleged to be due Plaintiff in his petition wherein the amount sworn to is $10,000 for wrongfully and unlawfully taking of the following described property belonging to Plaintiff and for the unlawful imprisonment of Plaintiff to wit: 4 head of horses of the value of $500, one hundred dollars money, 10 pistols and guns of the value of $250, also, clothing and blankets of the value of $100 and for unlawfully arresting Plaintiff and confining him in the State penitentiary at the city of Little Rock in the State of Arkansas for a period of 8 months and that unless the said Defendants be and appear at the next Term of said Court to be holden at the Court House in Springfield in the County and State aforesaid on the second Monday in July A.D. 1865 and on or before the 3rd day thereof (if the said term shall so long continue, and if not then before the end of the Term) and plead answer or demur to Plaintiff's petition the same will be taken as confessed and judgment rendered against them. It is further ordered that a copy hereof be published in the Missouri Weekly Patriot, a weekly newspaper printed in the State of Missouri for four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the next Term of this Court.
letter from Freeman to Mrs. Campbell
Camp Bond Ark. May 14, 1864
Mrs. Campbell
Madam and Dear friend
Giving an opportunity to send, I will write you a few lines Lint. Mc Farlin has written to you concerning your berevement occasioned by the honorable yet sad fate of your dear Husband, and my distinguished friend and brother in arms. Arnoung all my friends on earth he was the dearest amoung men we being associated together so long and under such singler circumstances, and at such times and places so would try the simpathy of friends, and in all my illness and misfortune he was the first and the best, to administer to my wants when I was sick and in prison he administered unto me when in bat¬tle he was always closest by my side struggling for the great of Liberty. Poor fellow he fell as he always told me he desired to die, if he had to die, during this war in battle.
I have no time to write more at present as I did not know till this hour I would have an opportunity to send a letter to you, his mare was wounded. He wished me to have her, I will buy her at the sale, if she is not worth anything, as it was his request I should have her.
His affairs will be well attended to and you will get the proceeds of the same. I am improving now of my wound, but not able to take command yet, but will be soon. I regreat was that I could not
him when he recieved his mortal wound, but was confined with my own wounds and could not even see him. He desired to be brought to me, but could not get to me. I sent for him as soon as I heard of his misfortune, but he was deceased when the detail arrived.
I am requested by his special friend Col. L.B. Love who was with him at the time he received his death wound, to write a Historical and Poetical schetch honor to his death
P.S. The Capt. had bought a horse to send to you to keep for your own use, I have ordered him to be kept till he can be safely sent to you.
Your friend
T.R. Freeman
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