Franklin County: Sylvester McElheney to Harriet
McElheney, December 17, 1864
Summary:
McElheney asks his wife for a report on their farm animals and tells her that he
does not need any more money.
Saturday, December the 17th, 1864
Camp in Front of Petersburg
Dear Wife,
It is with pleasure that I take the opportunity to answer your
kind letter that I got this morning and was glad to hear
that you are all well and there
was
one
dollar in it and some stamps
and I am well and getting
along
very
well and hope these
few lines
will find you all well. You needn't send me any more money
until I write for it for I
have
some of that I [unclear: fetch] a long. I have
three
dollars lent
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to some of the boys that I will get before long. I
put in for a furlough this
morning but I don't suppose that we will get them for awhile yet. I am going to
put a ring for miney and I
want you to let me know if you
get it and I am to make you one and about that saddle it is all right. I
want you give me All the
news. I want you to let me
know how the cow and sheep
is doing if the Cow has got a
calf yet and if Stribker
got that sheep at Dad's
or not. Hally I would like if you
would
raise the calf and you better
keep your chickens so nothing more at present but remain
true husband.
Sylvester McElheney
to Harriet McElheney
