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name October 15, 2007 Ruby Group

//Come Home Sam!//

Dear Sam, You have no idea how many problems the war is causing our family. I do not understand why you are being so selfish! Your father has been killed and all you care about is fighting this war that you do not even have a chance of winning! Do you even consider how Tim feels about this situation? He does not have a father figure to look up too, and he really admired you. Your brother and I have to run the tavern all by ourselves. This winter we could not even go up to Verplancks Point for supplies. The tavern is severely suffering by your decision to fight this war. Sam, I am begging you. Think about me. My husband is dead. My son is fighting in a war. Please come home. Your duty is to be loyal to your family. Your duty is not to run around playing soldier boy. You could get killed Sam. It is a mother’s job to protect their children, so it is my duty to do anything to get you safe and at home. Sam, I hope you know this letter is not to point out your mistakes. I just want you to come home so badly. Your brother, Tim, got an offer to be Mr. Heron’s apprentice, but since we have to run the tavern alone he did not take the offer. Mr. Heron even wanted Tim to deliver a message, but your father did not want him to be a part of the nonsense. Your brother wants to be brave. He wants to be just like you, Sam. Some days I just watch him, and he acts and looks like a real man. Since you have been gone, Tim has had to grow up a lot. I just wish I could have both of my boys back at home. It kills me. If only this war did not happen, your family would still be a whole. name-2 Your fathers dream was to run a successful tavern. I am sure when he died he wanted us to keep it running. We are short on supplies, and did not even get to go the Verplancks Point. We managed to get a hold of eight scrawny cows, but sooner or later the soldiers will steal them from us. Everyone pays in Continental Bills, which are not even worth anything until the patriots win the war. I highly doubt that will ever happen though. If you were home, we could run the tavern with ease. Don’t you want your father to be happy? I hope you can see that we all are suffering from this war. Your duty as a child, not a man, is to help your family. Your family is in need. Your family needs support and guidance. You need to come back to us. Well, the whole purpose of my letter is to convince you to please come back home. Your father told me not to write you letters, but the situation has gotten out of control. I want you back home. I want to protect you. You are my child. I am supposed to protect you, you are not supposed to protect the country. I want your brother to have a father figure and somebody to look up to. I need your help at the tavern. Your fathers business is going to fail without you. He would not be very happy about that. Sam, I hope that you know that your father loved you and supported you to the greatest extent. I love you and support you. I love you Sam. Always know that and never forget that.

Love, Your Mother