S. Boyer Davis Letter to Goldsborough and Hollingsworth at Johnson's Island Prison

              Johnson's Island, Ohio. 16th Feb. 1865. 
My dear friends, 
Time is short, let one letter 
be for both. Friday is near, only tomorrow. But 
God's will be done - To hope seems almost ridiculous 
but like a drowning man I catch at straws. I am, 
thank God, the same man I was a week ago. Nearness 
has no affect on me - Tis only going to bed a little earlier 
tonight - you will all follow soon. I have done my duty, 
I die submissive to God's will, I am not afraid to die; only. 
"T all my friends + companions, when they meet + crowd around 
To hear my mournful story in the good old Richmond town." 
Tell them I died a man, a soldier with a clear conscience, 
a firm trust in God, and ashamed of nothing I have done 
Farewell, my dear friends. May a long and happy 
life be yours. Farewell. 
S. Boyer Davis 
To 
Goldsborough + Hollingsworth