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Letter from Amanda Catherine Armentrout to William Francis Brand, May 23, 1863

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