Palmyra July ^the3 1864

 

My Dear Niece

                        I received your kind and welcome letter las night and was pleased to hear from you and hear that you was well and had seen Betsey and had a good viset with her and hear that she was well but was sorrey to hear that you was so lonesome and home sick thair is one thing in your faver you aint bownd thair if you dont wanto stay come back to old Palmyra we shall be glad to see you thair is plaices to work hear as well as thair but cheare up dont give away to your trubles for I know this is a wourld of truble but we shall soon git throu it ceep up good courage we are all well as usel except Frankey has a cat bile on her faice I have the Rheumatism in my sholder it is very paineful Plinney said tell Delia I live yet and kicken Thomas is in the Armey yet / he is in Martinsburg Hospitable the Regament movved he want able to go with them he sais he cant stand it more than three or four days before his leg will braike out new then he hafter go to the Hospitable he has been in to or three different Hospitable he has tride for his discharge but he cant git it yet he sais he cant bee of eney serves thair for he thinks his leg will always truble him Adelbert is wounded in the leg he is in the Hospitable in Washington Philetus Lord is wounded in the sholder he is home on a furlow he has got to go back the sixteent of this month James and Gorge Sampson is both wounded in their hands and Edwen Parshel is wounded in his back Alando Hibbard was wounded he dide on the boat Calven sent for his bodey and he could not git it thay would not let eney bodeys / be mooved till October Mr Fitjurld folks is all well as usel Benjeman folks is well we have had very warm and dry weather we did not have eney curents or charyes of eney acount or peac her we shall have some apels if the wind dont bloe them of Granmother is well so is the rest of your friends tomorrow is the forth thay are agonte have a selibration hear I wish you could be hear to go up and see the fireworks with us in the evening John Hibbard folks is well he was hear just now thay talk of draften hear again I dont know as this wair will ever close till thay cill all of the men of Calvens folks feel very bad about Alandowes death it is hard Thomas wants to come home very much but he cant git his discha rge he said he was a gonto try a gain evrey thing is high / hear factrey shirten and sheaten is from fiftey to sevinty five centes per yard calicoes 35 per yard Evrey thing acording we shall hafter wair our old close hear till things comes cheaper Delia I begun to think that you was sick or ded becaus I did not hear from you before Delia I wish you could been hear with us to day Plinney has been out in the cuntry for three or four weaks he is to home to day Frankey and Ben alone he is a gonto be home this weak and hoe his garden and cut the grass in the yard then I dont know what he will doe thay join with me in senden thair best wishes and thair love Delia ceep up good courage if you dont like it thair you can come back a gain Pliney said he kiss you if you was hear good by Delia write soon again Mrs Fitesjorld said she write to you soon from your friend and Aunt

Yours truley Dencey C Hibbard

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