Franklin County: Sylvester McElheney to Harriet
McElheney, March 1, 1865
Summary:
McElheney scolds his wife for not writing more often. He also writes about
applying for a furlough and making rings out of rebel shells.
March the 1st, 1865
Camp in Front of Petersburg
Dear Wife
It is with pleser that I take the oppertunity to let you now
that I am well at present and hope theas
feulines
wil find you awl
wel but I am begining to
think that you dont
cair
eney thing About me for if you did you wod
ten to riting a litle better then you dou. if you wod
rite
evry
weak I wod
to but I think if you dont think
werthwile
riting I wont
ether. I hevent
hed A letter from you for thre
weks
er more. I sent A letter with [unclear: bil Sibert] and I sent thre
shirts and a revolver and a pair of gluves and a
[unclear: testamont] and a ring and my watch to getit
fics. I told him to fetch the watch
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back
along and I won to now if he
giv you them thins
er
no. owr
ferlow is sentof and
if it coms
bak
awl right we wel get home. we got
paid of on Satterday and if
we dont get going home I wil
send it home to you and I wont you if [unclear: Kirk]
hesent paid that money to rite to him that you wontit as soon as he
kin
pait for I think it is time. I am going to send you
and aney a ring a peas. I
maid them out the Rebels shels that tha
throed over and that diden
bust and I took the scroos out and maid them rings. Tel miney that I wil
maike her won as soon as I kin get a scroo. So nothing more
at present but remain yours. rite A little sooner then you [unclear: generally]
doo.
Sylvester McElheney
If I dont get goin home I wil get some fortgraph and send them to you I wod like to hev yours.
