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Letter from William Francis Brand to Amanda Catherine Armentrout, June 3, 1863

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