Tom,
I agree with Don about it being written phonetically --- you mention New Orleans, was the family Cajun? I know the Cajuns have some "interesting" expressions.
kathy
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From: Tom Gilmore
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Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:58 PM
Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Transcriber Needs Help
In transcribing a letter written by a Civil War soldier to a relative in New
Orleans, I'm stuck on a sentence in which he refers to "the fauksokutters"
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