PetersBurg Va
July 11th 1864
Dear wife and children,
I seat my Self this
morning to Rite you afew lines to let you now
that I am well at this time. hoping
that these lines may Reach your kind hands
and find you all injoying the same
blessings I haint Recieved no letter from
you since the one that you Rote in June. it
was dated the 16. it gave me grate
Satsfaction to hear that you was as well
as what you was. you Rote that
three are fore of you had the bowel
complaint and you Rote that you had a mes
of potatoes. I would like to bin thare to eat
with you but I could not. I think
that if god spares my life that I
will eat with you all once more. I have
Rote every week sence I hav bin with
the company. I dont now whether you
git them are not but I do hope and pray
to god that you git them so you can
hear from me and hear how I am gitting
along. I would like to git your
letters so I could hear from you and
my littel children and hear how you are
gitting [p.1] along. I want you Rite to
me whether you got your wheat cut
are not. I could not come. if I could have
come I would you now. I have bin in
the intrenchments about two month[s]. I
haint bin Releaved In 12 days. we git very
Durty in the intrenchments. we cant
git to wash our clothes. I saw Bill
West. he come to our company and staid
there two are three hours. he is well.
he Said that Wm Walker was well but he
could not see in the night. I want you to
pray for me and all of the people to spear my
life to git home. I think that god has
heard your prayers and I hope and
pray to god that he will continu
hearing and ancern your prayers. I pray day
and night that god will spear my life
and yours and our littel Children.
grate god hear my friends prayers and
ancer them. may the god of heaven
bless you all. I heard that the
Yankeys had tuck camp vance and Robed the
Bank and kiled Avry.
F.M. Poteet to his lovin
Wife Martha A.E. Poteet.
god bless and saveyou all is the prayer
of your unworthy husband. [p.2]
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