March 7 1864

little Rock Arkansis

 

My Deare Wife it is once more I atempt to rite you afew lines to let you know I am still one the land and amongst the living but iame very weak at this time with the third day chils this is my well day but it seemes aprety hard one at that but my Deare I have concluded to take things as easey as posibel and if I live to get home ithink I stay their awhile before I start agane fore all they want is to get amand in the servis and hee soone die out that the discharge hee gets I never hav asked fore adischarge and I donte think iwill If ilive it think itry to serve my time out and then I guess they let me come home that is as soone as I expect to get home unless the ware closes and I donte looke fore it to close in the next 18 months sow ithink I get to stay my time oute but my Deare you must doe the best you can till I get home bless youre sole my Deare I seams very hard to bee seperated and bee sow fare apart but I supose it is all rite and what is to bee will if it never comes to pass

 

I have herd some hard yarns about the girls back their Beck worley is about to bring ayoung selers and their is some pety hard yarns on Clarasey broadas but Ruth I want you to hold youre hed hier and keepe your credet good if you have to gow nearley naked fore after ones credit is gone it never can bee restored and deare child as long as I can rase adollar you shall have parte of it if you onley try to keepe youre credit up I cante make much here but you shal have the biges share of it I have sent fifteene dollars by express in a pacage it is sent to mrs simpson I expect you get it before you doe this letter sow I must turn over 

 

Well I thaut isay something about Josep hee is here and has bin with us fore aboute 3 weaks and hee isent very stout hee is still able fore duty hee has jest come in of drill it is about 9 oclock they have to drill 3 times aday Sargent Car has jest got back to the Regement he landed last night hee is in good hart at this time tell emily ihave bin sick with the chills and ame very weak at this time my mouth is broke out with fever blisters I ame in hopes this will bee the last dose I have to take fore some time fore ithink it will surley brake it sow you all must doe the best you can and let evry day provide fore its self tell emily to rite afew lines and to rite whare alvin White is I got one letter frome him and layed it down to gow to the spring and when icame back it was gone and I dident now whare to rite to tell me where hee is sow ican rite to him well my Deare doe as you please about selling the horses and wagon and harness and allis rite igot a letter last nite Dated December 27 64 over too months my Deare it seemes along time to rite aletter once aweak you and Ruth one of you rite the first of the weak and the other the last of it sow then I get one aweak now try this plan sow you can get an answer if you want to here frome mee if you donte I shall take it for granted fore I have ritten three letters sence I got arey one and I thaut I rite you a few lines more to let you know I hadent forgotten you bless youre sole well my deare I must close by saying iame in hopes those few lines will find you all well and in good hart tell mrs simpson I hante forgoten hir give my best respects to hir familey and tell them Elias is well as comon rite soone and often good by too all                         

 

Austin Fosdick 

 

to         Rebecca Fosdick

            Ruth Hollingsworth

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