Kinston N. C.
Nove 22the 1863
My Dear Wife and
Children,
I seat my self this
Blesed sabath morning to Rite you afew
lines to let you now that I am only
tolarabel well. I hav got A very Bad Cold
and A very Bad Cough. My Dear Wife I cant
tell how mutch I would give to be at home
this morn ing to go With you to Preachin
and stay With you as long as I live. I
youst to Read my Bible till I got tired
and then I could talk With you and go
where I Pleased but now I hant got the
chance of anegro. you Rote to me to not
Runaway. you dont now nothing About hard
times. I hant got no letter in two weeks
and it seems to me that it has bin two
months sense I hav heard from you. I cant
stay hear if the lord spares me I will
come home. the artilery shot of 16 canons
friday morning Sum of thim Said tha
hadant never herd the like sense tha had
bin out. sum of them sayes that tha think
that tha will be Peace in A short time.
the lord nows I don't. I am in hops that
tha will be peace and [p.1] I dont care
how it comes it. I hav bin so in my hips
that I hardly could go I went to the
doctor to git excused but he would not
excuse me and I said that I never would
go to him any more that I would go as
long as I can and when I cant go no
longer I will lay down any plase. I only
have one time to Dy. I want you to pray
for me day and night to I have my health
to git home once more and see you. I hope
the lord will bless you all and save you
if I nown that I had to stay in the army
till the war ended. I would as soon be
Ded and I would any how if it wasant for
you and my littel Children. I cant see
any peace hear. tell mother that I live
in hops that I will see her once more in
this life and I hope she will live that I
may see her. O my Dear wife and children,
I cant see how to Rite for my teares. I
want you to kiss my littel babes for me
and tell them how it tis for I want you
to Rite soon. I must close by say I
remain your loving husband until Death.
F. M. Poteet to M. A. E.
Poteet
so farwell[p.2]
<Previous
- Next>
<Letter
Index>
|
