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| Wytheville Va July the 28th 1862
My Dear husband I seat my self this sabath morning to drop you a few liens to let you no I got your kind letters of the 20th & 16th which gave me much satis faction; I was sory to hear that you had a sore mouth but I am in the same fixe I could hardly eat for a week till I got ia and made tea an washed mouth an not it is a getting better little Jace has bin sick ever since last Sunday last Sunday he never eat a bite all day but he is right smart better. I have not much to right: here I will in from you that the great Sapowers is at home he come on 10 days furlow he starts back to morrow. All the exempts has bin sent on to war. Andy hilten an frank grub is going to start to tasewal to day to dig salt petre rather than go to the army. An bill good has run off I no not whare to keep from going: I heard that day I got your letter that you all had gone to richmond an I was glad to hear from you: I want to no if you rote to alf to right to me and mon I have not got a letter from Jace since you left: I want you to right to him as soon as you get this thout. Browning wants to buey his colt he says he will give most any price for her he wants to her his wife to ride he wanted me to right to him but I dont want to right till I hear from him you right right off an he will get it quicker than if I would right. Jacob Thomas has never rote home since he left we heard that that he said he intended to right home at tall. Your Father is a comeing over thare this weak maby he will get thare
before this letter. Give my best respects to camaron; Sis, an Sally says
give him thair best respects: I told you that I in tended to ask
Coopper what I must right for him and here it comes: he says to tell
you he likes to sleep with you and right a letter to Jacy he says for you
to give him some marvels he says you must fech some letter for him:
we have got cucumbers till we cant rest and peas an beans: tell cameran
that I will send him a cucumber that will be the right length and thickness.
I will send you some cowcumbers when Father comes over thare and a bottle
of honey her I am sory to inform you that Doctor bert Sanders is dead he
had the arecipaless in his face an the information of the stomack if he
died as he lived we may gess whare he is gone. They is a nother of felt
hinsors children an felt is got the Diptheria him self ----d
smith is dead he died at Dickmen the fever: Thomas I want to no what ment
by saing for me to send you my best love and you never would for get this
here I will send you my best love: I did not no what to think of you for
riting that way I think you ought to no that I love you: I will send you
my hand an heart in this letter an I dont want you to forget me: I no I
never shall forget you as long as life last in this vile body if I had
the power an the voice I would get up on a tree top an bawl all over the
world an I would tell some of the hed men of this war what they was an
it would scare them so bad I no they would end this war an the men could
go home an enjoy the company of thare wives if you were at home I wouldnt
begruge all wee are worth for I find that your company is the greatest
pleasure that this world can aford I thot of you last Sunday I thought
you was a thinking of me for you said you would: Thomas I wont tell you
any more how I get along for it jest troubles you an does me no good so
I wont tell you how i get along while you are gone wait till you get back.
I want you to try you best an hire findley: I reckon I had as well bring
my unsatisfactory letter to a close: this leaves us an well an i hope it
will find you in the same state of health: right to me soom dont forget
them shoes and sody when your dady comes over thare write to me soon your
love till Death
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