Mcdowell Co
August 19th 1864
Dear husband,
I seat my self this
evening to write you afew lines to let
you know that we are all well at this
time ever hoping this will Reach your
kind hands and find you in good health. I
thought you would have sent me a
letter by Louis Walker but you did not
and
I
dident get none by Mail and I could not help
but cry. I hope Higgins will bring me
one.
Francis
I hav some of the best news for you. there
was a protracted meeting at Trinity last
week, the greatest Meeting I ever was at.
and Mary and Thomas profesed
Religeon there on the 10 and will
Join at our next Meeting and be
babtised if nothing happens. there
was about 25 profesed. Thomas and James Cowen,
David James was three of the happyest
children I ever saw I haint went to
preaching. Much sens last fall sens
it was sed to me that preaching don
me a heep a good. there is all ways
a weight on me when I think about
going but God made me to rejois
last week. in his love God has
answerd our prayers for our dear
children. I expect they will hav a
protracted meeting at the Baptis
meeting house. the men says there is a
great prospect of peas now and I hope
peas will be Made so you can come
home. I had a mess of
simblins[?] for supper. dont you wish
you had some? they say that they went
on with a row of deserters tied two
together as long as from here to John
Cowens. I got a letter from your brother
Henry. he sed he wanted to see you
and sed for me to send you howdy
for him. he is in 4 miles of
you. the Measels is raging in this
neighbourhood. [p.1] the baby has taken a
start to grow. it is very pretty and
smart. the children all dose very well. I
will send you somthing to eat by Jery
Walker. I haint got no eggs. if I had I
would send you some. the two last letters
you wrote you commenced several things
and dident finish them and I dont no what
you ment. I want you to see Hamp Cowen
and rent this place for me and let me
know soon. and by the rent for me if you
can. Hamp told me to write to him but you
can do better than I can. I heard that you had camp
Measels. I think the crows &
squirells will eat up my corn. I looked
hard for a letter by Higgins but I dident
get it. the last letter I hav had was
dated 25 July. I know you are mad or you
would have sent one by Louis or Higgins.
and I aint going to write no moor till I
do get an answer. I did not think of
Making you mad. George Pinkney has had a
seveare atact of Croup this week but is
some better now. I wish I had a drink of
your good coffee. if any one comes send
me a little if you pleas and I will kiss
you when I see you. oh Lord hav mercy on
My Dear husband. spare his life to get
home. bless him with health. shield him
from all harm and danger. I pray for you
evry day and Night to be spard to get
home and I believe you will live to come
right before long. I know that you see
hard times but put your trust in God he
is able to save you and he will, I
believe.
Martha Poteet to Francis
Poteet, farwell. [p.2]
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