Franklin County: Sylvester McElheney to Harriet McElheney,
November 29, 1864
Summary:
Mcilheney reports on the health of his soldier friends and discusses family finances.
Tuesday November the 29th, 1864
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac
Dear Wife
It is with pleasure I set myself to answer your kind letter which I received
on last Saturday and [illeg.] was glad to hear from you and I am well at present and hope these lines will find you all well. I would have
written sooner but we got marching orders. We are just there where Joseph is buried
and Philip and me is going down as soon as we can get away to fix up his grave. Tell Pap that D. Nole said that another man come and
got his son that lay with Joseph and if he comes he can get Joseph. I
seen John Mason and he said that James [unclear: Fegan]
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is just below where
we are and he is well. I have seen Marshall Donley, [unclear: Wilem Henry] and a lot more
of the boys and there is a lot of them that we haven't
seen yet. You said you [illeg.]
[illeg.] but if we [unclear: owe him]
anything I don't
want you to pay him for I think he has got
[unclear: enough] you can see little what he would take in cash for his farm and let me know. You said that you sent a bottle of numbersies I thought you didn't think worthwhile to send me anything for I wrote
every
week and I don't think you did but if you think
it is too much trouble to write
every
week I don't
want you to do it. You never as much as
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asked me whether I needed
any stamps. I have a few yet. I won't
write til I get one from you. Nothing more at
present but remain your husband.
Sylvester McElheney
Harriet McElheney
