Augusta County: James Long to Cynthia Long, April 10, 1864
Summary:
James Long complains that he has not heard from his family in a long while, and comments on
his recently passed furlough.
April the 10 1864
Camp 1st va Cavalry nier orrange Cort House Va
Dear Sister
I take this presantoppertunity to
rite you a fiew lines to inform you that I am
well and i hope these fiew lines may find you and all of my friends
enjoying the same blesing I have not hird
eny thing from you all sence I was down
thir I should have liked verry much to have
gown down to spent a fiew days with you all
while I was at home but I could not get the chance and home seemed to be the best place I got
so vext at some of thy
acquaintences
in the nabor hood that I did not cear about going to see eny of the nabers
ower Company was at home too months some of the
people begrudged ower
furlow they said they nowed what we war sent home far
becaus they coul not feed us in the army
and said we had to come and eat ofuv us and that did not pleas my appotite but thank god I did not
pester them you may bet on that I think you mite have ritten to me some
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a gow I suppose you think I mite have done the
same but you know that it is a gainst my profescian to rite much I have bin
here ever sence the 6 of march and have not got but one letter and
that was from anday I have ritten home three
or fore times and to mary all so I hird from anday yesterday he is well I must bring
my letter to a cloas
rite soon give my [unclear:
pryar
] & regards to oncels and cosins and be a good girl and do what you are told by cosin
beckey tel
cosin John to rite to me and give me the
nuse nothing more
yours truly
James F Long
it is raining hard now and has bin
rainning and snowing for the last too
weaks
Co. E. 1st va Cavalry
in the
cear of capt
McClung Wickhams
brigaid
orrange
Cort h
va
