Franklin County: Catherine A. Crum to her lover,
February 3, 1865
Summary:
Crum writes to her lover about the latest stories from home.
her lover
Februray 3, 1865
Franklin County, PA
Dear Lover
It is with greatest pleasure that I seat myself this morning to pen you a few
[illeg.] to let you no that I am in
tolerable good health at this time and hopeing these
few imperfect lines May find you in Considerable good health I received your
Dear kind letter the 23 inst on the 30 of last Month it was A long time of
coming to me you had stated in your letter that my letter [illeg.]
[illeg.]
[illeg.]
[illeg.] coming to you i rote it on the [deleted: ] and took it to the office on the 12 i then they left it lay it
while before they Mailed it but i told [unclear: hoopes] they shoulden not
leve the letter lay so long before they them Mail
them.
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[illeg.]
[illeg.]
[illeg.] Tell you that [illeg.]
[illeg.] and Emanda had [illeg.] here two weeks A go and Elijah [illeg.] that you had your arm [deleted: ] severely by rowling [illeg.]
[illeg.] forts but wether it [illeg.] i do not no i could
hardely believe it or else you would have told me A bout it i was sorry when i
herd it i Dont no where else she herd it she would not tell me she told me that
the girls tells her evry thing about you i must now change my [illeg.]
or [illeg.] you will get tired reading such stuff now i Must [deleted: ] you A sketch A bout the wether here now we have had very cold
wether for the last two weeks it was Cold enough to frese the horns of A muley
[illeg.] we have had the best sleighing
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the last week that
we have had for some years i never saw [illeg.] sleighs going as i did
ther has [illeg.]
[illeg.] they war just runing Day and [illeg.] i must tell you
that the [illeg.]
[illeg.] to make A nother Draft on [illeg.] of the Month you May
be glad [illeg.]you Aint in it fer it will take verry near all the boys
in our towns [illeg.] i was sorry when i herd that you was expecting a
battle there with the rebs i just wish the rebs would [illeg.] up so the
war would be over before the [illeg.]
[illeg.]
[illeg.] up until they [illeg.]
[illeg.] bload up i do wish the war was ended and you was at home and
then we would have the fun of going to Millerstown i would like to go out there
to see how times is out there i suppose you would like to go too
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to
have some fun i hope [illeg.] have some fun two i would rite [deleted: ] to you but i am sush A poor [illeg.] to rite letters i
Dont want you [illeg.]
[illeg.] to any person for [illeg.]
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[illeg.] wether the people [illeg.]
[illeg.] rite i Dont care wether [illeg.]
[illeg.] rite so well but still i can love you with all my heart and
soul well i think i must Bring my few remarks to A close some more at present
but still remain your affectionate friend [illeg.] wont forget you as
long as i live [illeg.]
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[illeg.] at present [illeg.]
[illeg.] if you please [illeg.]
[illeg.] comes to hand
None
Catherine A. Crum
Eli H Crum
