My Dear husband,
I seat My self this
Morning to write you a few lines to
let you know that we are only
tolerable well. we have very bad
colds I am so hoars that I cant
hardly talk and sis has had the Croup
this week but I do hope these few
lines May reach your kind hands and
find you well. I haint had no letter
in two Weeks I would be glad to hear
from you. I have got 2 bushels of
sweet potatoes and planted them I
planted 7 & 33 hills and I have
to pay 100 dollar per bushel. I haint
planted Corn yet. I want to plant
next Week if it dont rain. last week
somebody stold two of Allens horses
and left two old poor no count ones
in there place. and last Monday Night
some body stold 20 peices of bacon
from him _____ the rest Joints last
Monday. all the Men was ordered from
Camp Vance to Ashville they say that
the yankeys can come here at any time
they please but they dont want to
come for there aint any thing to come
for but a parcel of half perished
women and children. half of my time I
dont have nothing for breakfast but
Cornbread and bran coffee it is hard
living but I hope it wont be so all
ways. I cant buy one mouth full of
nothing to eat and thread sells for 3
penny weights of gold for a bunch and
I cant get non. I hav fifty cents in
confederate. salt is one dollar a
pound. they have quit keeping
goverment salt at the X roads. I give
three dollars old state Money and two
confederate dollars for 8 lbs of
salt. how I am to get along God
knows, I don’t. [p.1] they are
looking for Marion Higgins home and I
will try and get him to take you
somthing to eat. I am sorry I could
not send you somthing before now but
you know that I would if I could. I
have had a many a tear about it. I
aint able to bring it My self and I
cant get no person to take you
somthing to eate. and if I was able
to come I dont think it is aplace fit
for women except it be in case of
sickness then I would come if I had
to beg my way to you. I want to see
you very much but I cant come to you
but I hope that your head man will
let you come to me before long. you
must do the best you can. put your
trust in God. fear not what man can.
do they can but kill the body but
fear God that can kill both sole and
body. pray for me dear husband that I
|my life| may be spard to to take
care of my little children for I am
in a helpless condition. no one to
look too for help but God alone but
he is able to save all them that put
there trust in him. I trust in him
and I try to pray for you my self and
our little children and for peace so
that you all can come to your
friends. but if see you no moor in
this world I hope to meet you in
heaven where we will be separated no
moor. but if it is Gods will I would
be glad to see you in this life. May
God bless you and save you from harm
and danger is my prayer. farwell.
M. A. E. Poteet to
her loving husband F. M. Poteet
farwell my dear Francis. please gard
give this to my husband.
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