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Augusta County: John Jarrett to Mary Mobley Jarret, November 28, 1864

Summary:
Jarrett speaks of a possible furlough and his desire to hear word from home.

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Nov 28 1864

StantonVa
general hospital
word A

Dear wife

I seat my self to let you no how I am geting on this leavs me in very good health hoping this will reach you in dew time & find you in joing all the rich blessing, [unclear: harlt] can wish I have no nuse to write I am very ancaus to her from you as it has bin [unclear: 18] days sence I have had a leter from you they have bin coming in 6 days I think I will be sertain to get one to night as you stated you was poly when yorote I am aferd you ar sick I have no nuse from the boys I will get aleter in afew days as isent some to them by hand I recon you get more nuse than I do for this is a bad place

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to get nuse I cant tell when I will leav her I may leave in a wek or to or I may stay her all the winter as Asistant if they will give me a post that suits me I will stay if not they cant make a man stay unless he is sick if I stay her I will get a 60 days furlow this winter as they give all the attendants furlows I dont no how it will be with me at the regment abou geting a furlow as I am a [deleted: ] though I hope by the spring we can all come home to stay & in Joy hour slefs as be fore you must excuse my short leters as I write evry week yo must write evry chance & let me no how you are geting on I desire a intrust in your prars

so iremain your loving husban

J.F.J

tell daughter pap has not forgoton her but he has nothing to send her yet good by To his loving wife, M. M. J