%ISOpub; ]> Freedmen's Bureau Records: Jacob H. Wissler to Roswell Waldo, December 8, 1868 freedmens bureau records jacob h wissler to roswell waldo, december 8 1868 Wissler, Jacob H. Creation of machine-readable version: Desi Hopkins Conversion to TEI.2-conformant markup: Desi Hopkins ca. 7kilobytes Virginia Center for Digital History Charlottesville, Virginia B0392

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1 pages Source copy consulted: National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, Record Group 105, Box E4270.

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1868-12-08 English Aid/Relief, Family, Health/Illness American Civil War July 2004 Ryan Fleenor Item checked against original; corrections made. January - July 2008 Scholarly Resources migration staff, University of Virginia Library Markup conversion Converted markup (originally TEI Lite) to comply with the UVa Library TEI DTD (uva-dl-tei).

Wissler writes on behalf of Benjamin Frazier, a disabled man in need of support. In the letter, Wissler testifies to both Frazier's need, and his deserving character.

 Agt. Freedman's BureauStaunton Va Dec. 8th 1868 Mt. Torry Furnace Va. Dear Sir

It gives me great satisfaction to reccommend the enclosed petition for aid. I have known Benjn Fraser Col'd for some time, he is Crippled, and has a large family depending on him for support, he is a sober industrious man but owing to his condition, his labor is not sufficient to clothe his family and I know them to be in a suffering condition. If you have any power to help any, I know him to be entitled to some aid, and hope you will give it your early attension, he has four small Children, I hope you will pardon the Liberty I have taken in addressing you.

I remain Very Respectfully Jacob H. WisslerFormerly Corp. Co. B 195 Regt. P.V. U.S.A. P.S. Should you desire any further information you can address me at Sherando, Augusta Co Va.