Francis M. Poteet to
his wife,
Martha A. Poteet

March 17th l864
Weldon, N.C.

My Dear Wife,

I Seat my Self down this morning to let you now that I am well at this time hoping these lines may Reach your kind hands and find you injoying the Same blessings. this is the first time that I hav had the chance to Rite to you in any satisfaction. I hate to Rite you the truth bit I must . I had to Sell my Raisor and ray coat to git Sumthing to eat and then have to doo with out Sumthing to [eat] half of my time. when I got that box that you Sent me I was laying down and praying to my god that I had Sumthing that I could eat and tha was a box Come and tha Said it was [for] the 49 Redgment and tha up and called James Poteet [p.1] he brokit it open and show the gard that tha was no weapon in it and then he fetched it in and I got up and went and looked on the lid and I told him that it was my box. I told him that it was no harms. I doo hope and pray that this Cruel war would come to a close so that I could come home and Stay with you till death but I dont now when I will See you all Again but if I live I think that I will see you Again. god nows but I dont. I want you to Send sumthing to eat if you can and send me sum unions if you pleas for I think tha saved [my] life before. if you hadant [of] sent them I could not eat [any] thing but when I eat _____ [p.2] I Rote you A letter yesterday but I got to send this by hand to morganton by James Poteet. Wife, I cant send you such A letter by male. I haint Received no letter you dated later than the 5. I looked hard for one this week but I dident git it I want you to Rite every Week and I will Rite when I can. I cant Rite every week. if I could I would Rite oftiner. I cant git paper nor invellopes with out money. god has blessed me to git paper to Rite A letter. if I live to git out of the gard house I thing that I can Rite when I please but I cant hear. I hope that god will Bless you and my littel Children till I git home. I want you to Rite whether [p.3] Johnthan Walker is at home are [or] not. he has acted very cleaver with you. tell him that. I hope that god will bless him for leting you have the land. A line are too to the Children. I want you to bee good to your Mother and work as hard as you can. I want you to ciss the littel children for me for I cant ciss them now. May god bless and Save you all is my preyr for Christ Sake. I Reckin that you think that I have for got you. I dont want you to think Such A thing About Me for I think of you at any time in the day.

F.M. Poteet to M.A.E. Poteet.

I hope and pray that the Lord [will] Bless and Save you and my [littel] children is my prayer for Crist Sake. [p.4]

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