PetersBurg Va
August 21 1864

Dear Wife and children,

I seat my self this morning to Rite you afew lines to let you now that I am only in Comon health at this time but I doo hope that these few lines may Reach your kind hands and find you all in good health. you Rote to me to not Runaway. if it tis the will of my loving Wife I wont Runaway. god nows that it tis hard times hear. I want you to send me somthing to eat by sumbody if Pery Walker dont fetch it you Rote that you would all mose be on your head till Higgins Come back. Dont bee uneasy for if it tis the will of you that I Should stay till the war ends. I will stay if [p.1] I live but you dont now how bad that I want to see you all. I dreamed about you this morning I thought that I was at home and as well Satsfide as I ever was in my life but when I waked up I was laying on my blanket. if it tis god will I will get home some time are other but I dont know when. if you haint Sent nothing when this letter comes to hand if any body will fetch me any thing I want you to send me sum 5 are 6 Rosenyears. I haint tasted one this year and if tha if you have got them. I would like for you to send me sum cewcumbers I haint drew no money yet and I dont now when I will. I have borrowed 10 are 15 Dollars to get [p.2] Mary [Martha?] I want you to Rite plainer if you can next time. you Rote that you had Rote once be fore this time. if you did I dident git it me sumthing to eat but the time is now when we cant borrow. if I was at home I think that I could get sumthing that [I] could eat. tha are fighting now and I dont now how our men is fares. I can hear ther guns as plain as if I was in amile of them. you Rote that Mr Dickson and Mrs Dickson sent me ther love and Respects. I had lefe the horspitel the day bee fore Mrs Dickson come down to see grason. She sent me one unionand 4 June apels. I eat them but I dont now hoo sent them to me. I thank them to doo so again if tha please. I got 2 thirds of aplug of tobaco with this letter. Suis Walker will fetch me sumthing to eat. I wish you would send alitel with him [p.3]

PetersBurg Va
August 21 1864

Dear daughter, I thank you for riting to me. you Rote your letter 5 of Aug. I want you to prepare to meat your god in pease if you haint and I want you to pray for your father and pray that he may have his life spared and live to get home once more to see you all Dear wife, if you can send me sum sweete potatoes. Remember me in your potisions and ask god to have mursey on me and help me to pray aright to my god. I dident Rite to you last week for I could not git to pen and ink. I am in the Bigade horse -pitel now but I aint very bad of. my brest and side hurts me sum. I am thankful that I aint in this fight. I must close by saying that I Remain your loving husband until Death.

god bless you is my prayer.

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

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