| | 241 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 1862 February 15  | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Your darling letter was received today, and I improve the first
opportunity to try to answer it. I say try, for I
am inad- equate to the task of making my
letters as interesting as yours, but if they are as productive of
happenings as you persist in saying they are, why, I will give you any
quantity of them. Yours, well, I can compare them
to nothing but angels visits, and like them, I could wish they were more
frequently received. You may imagine my joy at receiving yours today
it made me happy, for it reassurred me that you love me, and you know, how
that is. Do you not | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 242 | Author: | Tenney, Charles | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Charles Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 13 August 1862 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | I embrace the first oppertunity I
have to write you to apease you of my perfect safety. You have heard of the
great battle of the 9th and must be anxious to learn
of my fate. I escaped without a scratch, and am grateful to God for
his mercy. I knew when I wrote you last that when an engagement should
seem that we should be sent to the front. but I
could not tell you, for I knew you would suffer so much on my account.
Now that the battle is over, the rebels in full retreat and only 104 104 men left in the noble old
7th I can tell you. Gen. Pope said he wanted
Tyler's Brigade (now Geary's) in the front “to set an example to
the eastern troops”and nobly has the example been set. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 244 | Author: | Tenney, Charles N. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, September 9, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Your very short, but withal kind letter of Aug. 18th,
I recieved yesterday, and although there is no
certainty of a chance to send it, I will reply to it today. You will
forgive me for writing on so poor quality of paper, when I tell you that
mine is all with the company wagon, and this sheet is all I could
obtain out here in the woods. You will wonder why I do not oftenerwrite to you and what can induce me
to remain silent for so long a time, I wrote you a letter a few days since,
but could not send it until a day before yes=
terday. —In it, I gave you a very hasty sketch of what we had
been doing for the two or three weeks previous, and said "when we could
remain 24 hours in a place, I had much to write you. Although we have
remained in our present position for nearly forty eight hours, we know not
how soon we may move three, ten or twenty miles, but I will do all I can
in the interim. My health (notwithstanding the constant exposure)
remains in excellent condition, which I consider somewhat remarkable, as
the officers who are much better cared for than the men, and very many of
the men are suffering from Colds. summer complaints, &c. Perhaps it is owing to your prayers, and your wish for
me to care for my health. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 249 | Author: | Tenney, Charles | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Letter from Charles N. Tenney to Adelaide E. Case, 25 November 1862 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | The Corinne Carr Nettleton Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-Text | UVA-LIB-Nettletoncivilwarletters | | | | Description: | Does my chirography look familiar to you? or has it been so long since you had the
pleasure of seeing a specimen that you fail? But I have just recieved two darling letters from you dated Nov. 9th
& 16th, in both of which you complain of not recieving
a letter from “Charley” fortwo-three
weeks. I do not wonder that you begin to feel alarmed about him, but calm your
fears my love, I am neither dead nor changed, & I am enjoying better health
than I have for three weeks past, and am steadily gaining, so that I think there is
no immediate danger of my demise nor consignment to the Hospital.— I must
apologize for not writing within the past week as I promised to do.— We
have changed the Pro Marshal, and with the change came a great
deal of work for
“us four clerks”, and we have had to keep
hard at work from dawn of day until half past ten at night.
Thus you see but very little time for letter
writing remained for us. Will you not pardon me
under the circumstances? | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 251 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: William Francis Brand | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine, March 4, 1862 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I received your much welcomed letter a few days ago and now seat
myself to drop you a few lines my health
is very good & hope this may find you enjoying the same
blessing The health of the Com. is very
good atpresent we have evauated Camp Zollicoffer &campt in a half mile of Winchester I believe that we are going
to evacuate Winchester as they are
moving all the Government property back to Strausburg & all the sick are hurryed
back It is reported that the Yankees have posession of MartinsburgCharles
town & Berryville but I do not believe it and still hope that we
may be ordered back to our Cabbins before
long, The question was asked our Com. yesterday whether we would enlist for
the war or not Thirty five elisted for the
war the remainder
say they will stand the
draft I am no longer a volinteer but a regular for the war be
it long or & my prayer is that the God
of notions may help me as the apple of his eye
I will look to him at all times for he is ablt to save in the
darkest hours of per il, It is an assurance
most dear to know that he will not forsake those that put thare trust in him I was very sorry that your
Brother did not reenlist as I would like to have his company as a
gide
through this tempestuis world of war I suppose
thare is a grate deal of excitement in old
Augusta at this time on account of the draft that is to be made this
month I hope that it may hit some of the
speculators I hope I may have the
pleasure of getting home on furlough before long I would like very much to see you
Remember me in your prayers that I may hold out faithfull to the end Write soon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 252 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1862 March 4 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I received yourmuch welcomed lettera few days ago and now seat
myself to dropyou a few lines myhealth is
very good &hope this may find youenjoying the same
blessingThe health of the Com. isvery
good atpresentwe have evauated CampZollicoffer &campt ina half mile of WinchesterI believe that we are goingto evacuate Winchester asthey are
moving all theGovernment propertyback to Strausburg& all the sick are hurryedback It is reported
thatthe Yankees have posessionof MartinsburgCharlestown & Berryville butI do not believe itand
still hope that wemay be ordered backto our Cabbins
beforelong, The question wasasked our
Com. yesterdaywhether we would
enlistfor the war or notThirty five enlisted
forthe war the remainder say they will stand thedraft I am no longera volinteer but a regularfor the war be
it long or & my prayer isthat the God of
notionsmay help me as the appleof his eye I
will look tohim at all times forhe is able to save inthe darkest
hours of peril, It is an assurance mostdear
to know that he willnot forsake those thatput thare trust in himI was very sorry that
yourBrother did not reenlistas I would like to havehis company as
a gide
through this tempestuisworld of war I supposethare is a
grate deal ofexcitement in oldAugusta at this timeon account of
the draftthat is to be made this month I hope
that itmay hit some of thespeculators
I hope Imay have the pleasureof getting home onfurlough before
longI would like very muchto see you Remember mein your prayers that Imay hold
out faithfullto the end
Write soon. | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 253 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 January 2 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | It is with pleasure that I again seat myself to drop you a fiew lines I arrived safely in camp Monday
last. I was very glad to see the boys and thay
seemed glad to see me with them again My
health has been very good since I left home I
thought Saturday night in Staunton was one of the lonliest nights that I ever spent I had a very nice time coming down on the cars I had very little or no trouble with the box
for Jake he would make me eat a meal or two
with him for fetch ing it down to him I meſs with
Christ Abe Trotter Lightner
Abury & Brittonthare is some talk of
us forming a new meſs I suppose you have hurd
of our victory in Tenasee I think the
picture of our confederacys is brightning and I hope before long we will be a
free and in
dependant people the army is in
the very best of Spirits
the boys are mostly speculating as soon as Plunkett
brings a load the boys buy him out & then sell at a small
profit I believe Abe has made twenty
Dollars today. Well thay had
one on gard last new
years night
the boys all said if thay
had have been in my place thay would
have staid untill after
newyear I am very well sadisfied
that I have got back to the company We
have a very nice camp and I hope we may
stay hear for some time we are in eight miles of Ginnie Station We have plenty of wood put
the water is not very good, I was very much
obliged to you for the fine pickle you sent me to eat on my
departure from Greenville. You ought to have seen me part with Hattie I know you would have sent me a larger
pickle. I found Cous, Jimmie looking rather
badly he has not been well for some time I gave him the apple as you requested with
your
simpathies
in his late distresses. I found
Bros, Charles & John well and harty I have taken a very bad cold since I
returned to camp put hope it will soon ware off I have been very cheerfull ever since I got
to camp thare is no news of importance to
write I expect we will hafto go on picket tomorrow The
boys are mostly all well Curg is looking
splendid. John Meeks arrieved in camp
today our Company no.
over forty for duty I would have writ
ten soon but we had to moove and then build us bunks
oh kate how often I think of
you.
and wish for the time when I may be your
true and constant
companion you are constantly with me in
my dreams be cheefull my
Kate for by the will of providence I will soon
return write soon as I am allway glad to hear from you
good by my one dear Kate as it is almost
dark | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 254 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 January 19 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have seated my self for the purpose of writing you a few lines to
inform you of our wharabouts my
health is very good & hope theese
fiew lines may find you enjoying the blessings of
health and happineſ I have
been waiting in suspence for some time for
a letter from you I have come to the
conclusion that my letter never came to
hand I wrote soon after I came down, you can well
inmagin how lonsome I have been in
looking for a fiew lines from you I will now send out the second arrow hoping it may find it's
destination Jake told me yesterday eavning that you had never hurd from me
since my return to camp I had in
writing yesterday put I thought
I would wait and send this by Mr Carson as the
other failed by mail I have no news of importance
to write We ware on pickett last week had a very easy tour of it, I
could not see any yankees acroſs the
river I think the grater portion of thare army has gon South & some twenty or thirty
thousand of our army has gon to meet
them we have orders to keep one days rations in
our haversacks
untill further orders
Some thinks we are going to South Carlina I havent but one objection to
going It wuldill be so seldom that we could hear from
home I would like to See
the country & then we would be on the cost whare we could get plenty of oysters we hafto pay six dollars a
gallon for them
here & no butter then to
eat with
them, well I got a letter the other day from
the mill; I tell you that it had Sams name in
more than one line I had to laughf at several of her conclusions of the hearafter
we have a large Co. now for
duty some sixty odd, the largest in the
brigade we have got our tents at last the boys are busy building
chimmies to them, I hope we may camp
hear all winter We
have plenty of wood and tolerable good
water, and are enjoying all the sweets of camp life, and you know they
are fiew at best
I hardly know what to write to
interrest you I hope you have
recieved any other letter before this
time I wish I was whare I
would'nt have to write for
it is a grate deal more pleasure
to me to talk to you than to write I have often
been near you in my dreams since I last seen
you, but alas what are dreams they vanish
in a moment from our sight & are gon forever I hope the time may soon
come when I may fondly encircle thee in my arms & call thee
mine
oh Kate forget the I never
can & would not be forgot for the
gold of opher, I hope your path may be strune with flowers and if I can not make you happy
some other may I ask an interest in your prayers excuse this uninterresting
letter I will try and do better
next time let no one see this my respects to all & my love to you | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 255 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 February 6 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | Nine oclock P.M.
as the most of the boys have retired to thare bed of poles I have concluded to drop
you a fiew lines, My health is very good
& hope theese fiew lines may find you
enjoying the same
blessing, Thare is no news of importance
to write, we hafto go on picket
tomorrow morning I suppose we will get a
peep at our enimies I hope we may have a
plesent time while we are on picket, Thare has been a grate deal of snow & rain in the last two week I hope we may have some more clear weather
now The road are
almost a bed of mud
It is almost imposible to get provi
tions from the debot to our
camp I suppose thare
is plenty of snow in augusta now for sleighing
if so I hope you may have some
plesent sleighrides we take our
fun in snowballing. We have formed a Bible class
& meet on
sundy & Wednsday nights to
recite our lessings I hope it may be
carried on and that some good may come ofv'e it we have a grand theatre in the Regt, carried on by Capt Brown of the Marion Rifles he is
a very good performer he is a noble
singer. Capt Newton started this morning on
hoon
furlough
he is very lucky in getting home though I do not envy
him his good fortune I would have written
by the Capt if I hadve haved notice in time.
as
it is I will hafto risk
another by mail hoping it may soon reach your hand
Well Kate did your cous,
Lizzie make you acquainted with all her secreets
if so do you know who she is engaged to I will tell you my reasons for asking you this question
in my next letter if you answer it I am a
thousand times obliged to you for the cheese you sent to
me I assure you it was something I never look for I would like to be in a meſs with your
brother but the boys would think hard of me
for leaving my old meſs I may say we are
almost one meſs for when ever one
meſs gets a box the other is envited
to share its contents
but if
Lieut Dempster joines the
officers meſs I exspect to change
well Kate I wasent aware that I had shown so many sines of my weak
neſs on leaving Greenville it
goes to show the feebleneſs of mans
nature I was very sorry to hear of the pereveme
nts of the Harris famlies
I hope the al wise God may do unto them as he
did unto jobe of old bless thare
future years
you said you wished you could take our places down
hear do you think you could stand out on
gard one of theese
cold nights
and if you could do'nt you thin we wou
ld be as unhappy if all the Ladies ware hear and we ware at home you wrote as if you had been trying to get
me to change my love for you but alass
how could I you are
constantly in my thoughts by day and my dreams by night & God
forbid that I should ever love another woman I
have often thought dear Kate that you never loved me as I did you
but found the keys of my heart and took pity on me. It seemes to me that man is one of Gods weakest instruments
well Kate I have not entirely quit chew ing tobacco yet I have
used one plug since I came back to the company
I used to chew two a week I hope I may entirely
quit before
long; uncle John was wounded at the sharps burg fight in the arm, I exspect he is in
buckingham.
Bro John had a letter for me from Sister when
I came down She was well and going to school I would like very much to see her Jake is well and looks
harty cous, Jimmie is enjoying the same bles
sing I must bring my letter to a close as it is
afto twelve oclock Abe
stayed up and bothered me untill eleven trying to
find out who I was going to write to my
respects to all; the family write soon as I am always glad to hear from you let no one see this | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 256 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 April 7 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | Truly time has seen many days paſs & your letter remained
unanswered, I have procrastinated untill I am aschamed to
seat my self to write
eaven to the kindest of friends. One request I will
ask of you that is to forgive & forget, I intended writing before I left camp. But after I had a chance for a furlough I
thought I would wait
untill I got home & then I might come
down, But alas it seems that I can never get
away from home, I have had very bad health ever
since I came home. Some days I suffer with chills & fevers
with violent headeache & pains in my
limbs. Father is very ill with the mumps, though I think he is getting
better, It will be my time to have them
next, as I never had them, I have had chances to
have taken them before,Propberably I may miſs them this time, I wou,nt care if I ware so fortunate
Well I reckon you think, “What have I been doing towards enjoying
myself” since I came home, The blues have been my most constant companion I declair I never was as lonesome in my life Time seems to stand still on her
wheels, Tom is busy blowing so if I wanted to go anywhare I
have no horse to wride. I formed a slight
acquaintance with your friend Fannie Seems to be
a very nice girl, Kind I think would make a
noble coquet,
But you must not tell her that I ever thought such a
thing, well you know that it is natural
for self willed man to form an opinion of
the fairer sext on first sight. Well I do not
know what to write to interrest you I
promist to answer the questions that I
asked in my last letter in ref
erence to your Cousin Lizzie,
But I will wait hoping that I may see you before long. Then
I can answer you verbaly, I know that I can
sadisfy you in that way better than by writing I suppose you have already form some idea of my reason for asking you I hope that I may soon get my
health & be able to help work some on the farm as we will be late
with the spring crop I suppose you ware surprised to hear of me coming home as you
wrote that I wou'nt come home for six months.
Thare
if I could get a furlough,
Tharefore
do'nt suppose you are very ancious to see me, But for my part I
never was as ancious to see you in my life Though you may think my actions do not prove it, Well you must
recolect my health & more I have no way of getting about, Dispair not I will be down ear long, And then my long absence will
make it a hapier meet-
ing, Often you are by my side in my nightly dreams them it seemes that
I am happy, But I wake up & find it all
delusion I must bring this uninterres
ing letter to a close I hope
this may find you enjoying your usual good health
if I have written anything in this letter to mar your
feeling your parden I
crave | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 257 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 April 30 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I have diped my pen in fluid for the purpose of
dropping you a fiew lines. My health is
remarcably good. I think work agrees with me
for I am getting fatter evry day. Well I declair I do not no what
to write to interrest you. I was out to see
George Britten{1} last Sabbath. He is looking
very badly. He sais he will
not be able to return to camp before May cherries get ripe Miſs Lizzie Brown was thare. It was the first time I have been in her company for
the last four year; She is a very nice lady.
George & her are engaged I think I told george that I
would be ashamed to come home & let the ladies see me looking
as badly as he does All the girls told me to
give you thare respects I told them I
would in a day or two. Miſs Kate B. came just as I was get
ting on my horse to leave. If I had known she was
coming I would have stayed a fiew minutes longer I stoped at Burkes Kate
as usual had the blues. I will be down friday
eavning or early Saturday morning to take you to Staunton,
if the weather will permit & providence agreeing, you must be sure to go for I think it will be a
pleasent trip to me
at any event It is now noon &
Tom{2} is teling
me it is time for to go to the corn
field I am scoreing out
corn ground I hope this may find you
enjoying good health I will give you a verce or two of poetry
& close | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 258 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 May 23 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | As I have a good opportunity of sending you
a few lines, I accept it
with pleasure & hasten to inform you of my whearabouts & health, My
health is very good but my greatgreat toe will I am afraid give me
some trouble before it gets well I had to
have part of mythe bone removed And I hope when it gets well this
time that I may have no more trouble with it, I
had inten
ded comming down this eavin
ng am not able on account
of my presant lamneſs, I hope it may not be long
before I get able to go about. for I get so lonesome
Well very
propberably I have the blues
some times & you may well
immagin thare cause”
“I want to see my bonnie wee Kate”,
“Well you must sympathise
with me in my afflictios Well Kate you ought to have been in town on the 20th
to have
witneſst Dr. Hay opperrate on my toe. It seemed quite
amu
sing to Burk & Dr
Hay. When I began to awake, one of the men waiting
on me had on a yankee uniform I hollowed to him hault you yankee
Burk told me to spit on him
& I tried my best & some
other childleſs things I was gilty of for a few
minutes after I woke up I was very sorry I
did not get to see Cous
Lis but I would a great deal rather see my Kate for tis then I can enjoy my self, oh Kate I konow you would laughſ at me hop
ping on crutches Well I must bring this
uninterresting epstal to a
close I would be most hap
py to hear from you at any
time I will come down as soon as I can bare to ride a horse I ask
an interest in all your
prayers | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 259 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1863 June 3 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I recieved you most welcome
ed note this morning by Lizzie It found me something better than I was last Sabbath.
My toe is little or no better yet. I suffer a
grate deal with it & exspect for it to be pain
full for a week or two. dear
Kate you wish me to come down & more
its my great desire to come soon as I posibly can, I will have to
improove very fast if
by
I get down the last of the week
for I am so weak at present that I cannot hop across the room
without
assistance I hope by the last of the week I
may be able to find the way to my darlings side
I had a grate
notion to tell Lizzie that she might have let you come up today in her
place. But she might have told me better I am a thousand times better obliged to toyou for the eatables you
sent My appetite is something better that it was some days past
well L has come & wants to go so I cannot write
much more
be in good spirits I am
so sad I cannot w
o
rite any thing that will be of interreſs I will come down soon as I posibly can | | | Similar Items: | Find |
| 260 | Author: | Brand Civil War Collection: Brand, William Francis | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Brand Civil War Collection: Letter from William Francis Brand to
Amanda Catherine Armentrout, 1864 January 21 | | | | Published: | 2000 | | | | Subjects: | University of Virginia Civil War Collection | UVA-LIB-BrandLetterscivilwar | | | | Description: | I take the present opportunity of answering your letter of the tenth.
I was truly glad to hear fromyou But alas
it bore tidings that went like
poisind misles to my heart I have set down before for the purpose of writing to
you; but my heart failed me, And now with a
sad heart, I attempt to drop you a few lines, My
health is very good, this I sincerely
hope may find you enjoying both health and hapineſs, I have no news of moment; worth your attneention so you must look for an
uninterresting letter You may
well imagine my heart is full to over flowing; you ask me if my
K— would prove faithleſs towards me could I forgive
her. Dear Kate you know that I have a forgiving
heart If you should learn to love
another man better than me; or that you could enjoy your future hapineſs better with your first lover
than with boor W I would be
heartleſs not to free you & forgive you; though I could never forget or seace to love you. To harber such thoughts as I have alluded to above make me feel miserable: To think that my first love should be rect. or
thrown away on one fair
to good for me, one that is
good pure & virtueous who made vows
unto me while her first love seemed to be
dieing
away, Then after a long time she again meets him: & her old love is rekindled for him,
& she to good and kind to hide it
from me has opened her hold heart to me
And asks me what she ought to do under such circumstances Dear Kate what kind of an answer can I give but pray Almighty God
to help you to prove true to who ever you love; best; I am resined
to the will of providence Dear Kate if
you should ever learn to forget me I pray thee to never boast of having fooled
me; thareby ading pain to a true but
wounded heart, if you should sease to love I would have nothing to live for in this
world; I do'nt see
that I should desire to live out this
war But would be wiling
to throw my self in danger of the misles of death that I might quit
this frail world & be at reast I will
change this; to me;
“painfull subject. I hope that you are happy and
are trying to interrest your kind
& docile Brother that is now with you. I hope he may enjoy
evry hour
of his short stay at home, I was on picket when he
started for
home; Brother John is at home on
furlough poor fellow was very sick when
he left camp I went as far as
Orange with him. I have had to haul him
thare in a ambulance I
have never
hurd from him but hope he arrived
safly at home, No doubt he will pay you
all a visit before return ing to camp, oh yes you said that in fifteen days
that Lizzie was going to leave
home you left me to gueſs for what purpose I supposed that she is going to get mar
ried if so I would like very much to be at home
& see her name changed
my kindest regards to L— & tell her
that I wish her much hapineſs
through all the changes of this life My repects to all enquiring friends if thare be
any I had a very strange dream the other night I drempt that me
& you had fallen out & Rachel Cro was intersee ding for me, I
must close you must write soon & a
long letter give me all the
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