Franklin County: Sylvester McElheney to Harriet McElheney,
November 29, 1864
Summary:
Mcilheney reports on the health of his soldier friends and discusses family finances.
Tuesday November the 29th, 1864
Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac
Dear Wife
It is with pleser I set myself to an
ser your kind letter wich I reseved
on last Saturday and [illeg.] was glad to hear from you and I am wel at present and hope theas lines will find you all wel. I wod
wrote sooner but we got marching orders. We ar just there whar Joseph is bered
and philep and me is going down as soon as we kin get away to fix up his grave. Tell Pap that D. Nole said that another man come and
got his son that lay with Joseph and if he comes he kin get Joseph. I
seen John Mason and he sade that James [unclear: Fegan]
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is just below whare
wear and he is wel. I sean Marshall Donley, [unclear: Wilem Henry] and a lot more
of the boys and there is a lot of them that we havnt
sean yet. You sade you [illeg.]
[illeg.] but if we [unclear: owe him]
ennything I dont
wont you to pa him for I think he has got
[unclear: enough] you kin see little what he wod take in cash for his farm and let me nowe. You sade that you sent a bootel of numbersies I thot you dident think worthwile to send me enny thing for I rote
evry
weke and I dont think you did but if you think
it is to much truble to rite
evry
weke I dont
wont you to do it. You never as much as
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ask me wether I neded
enny stamps. I have a few yet. I wont
rite til I get won from you. Nothing more at
present but remane your husband.
Sylvester McElheney
Harriet McElheney
