Augusta County: John P. Dull to Giney Dull, December 22, 1864
Summary:
Dull thanks Giney for her kind notes and asks that extra food be sent.
Decer 22th 1864
Dear Giney
I take this opportunity to let you now that I am still on the land of
the liveing I recievd your cind note mailed the 16th of this month was glad to
heare from you [unclear:
espesleley
] to heare that you ware well hope
this may find you still engoying the same grate blessings heare on earth I rote
you a note before this since I came from the valey do not
nowwheather you got it or not, also [deleted: ] to Pa recievd one from Pa the same time I did yours
tell him was glad to hear from him will ansure it soon. Dear Giney
you dont
now how glad I am to heare from you right me when ever you can tell me all you can
think
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In my last note I rote that I was not well the water in this part of
the country causes me to have the diareah but I am in hopes i will
get use to it by and by since last righting to you wee have moved our camp a mile or two left the cabins we ware
in at that time and are building for ourselves will soon bee ready to go
in them the wether is very coald
hear
to day a good shelter would bee very acceptable
now I am free to acnowlage that I do not like this country now way it can bee mixed up but if I must stay hear I will make the best of it I can though I believe I am a little home sick by times but do not like to acknowlage it, bu I hope all things will I work for the best
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if it gose hard in this world and wee
should bee so hapy as to reach a better wourld
heare after the change will bee the grater we will appreciate it more O for Grace from above to bee
prepareed to meet our God at his comeing
then all will bee well little [unclear: ods] from where wee are called to go I pray the Lord to give me a will submisive to his come what may I now he directs all things,
and I am thankful that he do for there is no other pour able to do it
right
Well Giney I wish to say a word to you about something elce. I
suppose that is is my lot to stay heare this winter fo
eney thing that I now can see I now no other
chance I exspect one of our company will bee
home on furlow in a fiew days
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I
refur to Goloday he expects a furlow soon
he promises to try to bring me some thing to eat if he starts in a
day or two I will send this by him should he come if you can send me eneything I think you had better pack in a barrel send me some meet
and flour some dried frute then I can have some pies made
hear also some dry east to make raised bred and what ever
elce you think best also you may send me twenty or thirty Dollars in
money I now it will bee
trubblesom to you to send this barrel but it will bee good to me
Well I must stop for this time hoping the Lord may bless you with a happy Chrismas though I am not with you
as ever yours
John P. Dull
