Franklin County: Sylvester McElheney to Harriet McElheney, March 20, 1865
Summary:
McElheney discusses plans for raising sheep on the family farm. He also
tells his wife
that he sent her money and reassures her that he is doing well.
March the 20th, 1865
Camp in Front of Petersburg
Dear Wife,
It is with the grtest of pleser that I take the present oppertunity to anser your kind letter which comtohand on fryday night and was glad to hear wonst more from you for I begin to think that you was going to quit riting to me but I think you havent forgot altogether. I am wel and getin A long verry wel and I hope whan thes feulines reaches you tha ma find awl wel.
Wel I must tel you that we
hev bean making brestworks for severl days
and thair is A lot
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of the boys out to Day and I think I wil heftto go tomrrow but I wod A bout as soon gout as stay in camp for we Dont doverry much when we ar out. Wel you wer talking about them sheap. I think you better giv them
to him but if tha hev eney lames this spring I dont wot you to giv him eney of them for I wod sooner pay paster for them. I
am going to rite to [unclear: Stribker] to see
how them sheap is doing I hev A
mind to lev him hev them A nother year wel
Hally I think if [unclear: McAnasky] will take them sheap I wil
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giv them to him so you kin see him and
let me know and if he dont wont
him I wil let [unclear: Stribker] keep them
A nother year I wont you to
see him and let me now as soon as you kin. I suppose Pap will take his home this somer and he kin take yours over
A long. I expres my
money to Pap and I rote to him to giv it to you. I sent you sixty five dollers and let me me now if givit to you er not. I rote you a letter severl days Ago
and I poot won doller and ten sense in it and I am
going to
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poot too dollers in this letter. So nothing more at present but
remain your husband.
Sylvester McElheney
rite soo evry weak and ten to it. ask Pap wether he pade for fixen of my woch or wether bil Sibert for he sade he paid it and I paid. Tell Pap to ask J. Camble if he paid him er not and let me now.
