Mcdowell Co
teusday August 30 1864

Dear husband,

I seat my self this evning to let you know we are onley tolerable well. the children is complaining. I expect they are taking Measels but I do hope this will reach your kind hands and find you will. I want you to keep out of them fights as much as you can. they say that pease will be made before 3 Months I hope and pray that it will be made so that you can come home. you know that I see hard times with out you I hav 41 dollars of your silver yet but I dont know how long I will hav it. I haint no confederate Money to pay postage. there is 22 lbs salt coming to me and I cant get it for want of Money. I am going to try to borrow it if I can. I hav to go bar footed and my Health aint very good. I dont no where I will get lether for winter or not. it is very high. [I] heard from brother Thomas [p.1] to day he aint no better. they hav sent for me to go up there. he has the Dyarear. Marion Higgins sed your legs was swollen very bad. try and get a furlow and come home if you can. I would like to see you and for you to be hear to help me while the children has the Measels. I am afraid I wont get to save much fodder if the children gets sick but if you cant come dont grieve about me. I will do what I can and the best I can. we cant by nothing with confederate Money but salt and postage. if I dont get this place I will hav to moove to where Mother lived on your land. if I perish, Dear Francis, pray to god to provide for me to make support for our dear little children. I pray for you constantly for your life to be spared to get home again to me. Great god, shield My dear husband from all harm & danger.

Martha Poteet to Francis Poteet
god bless and save you, farwell Francis. [p.2]

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