Hill

Camp near the same place Oct 26.64

                                                                                                           

Mrs. L. E. Hill

 

My dear Wife this will inform you that i am up but far from being well i have slow fever all the time nearly for some 5 or 6 days but i feel better to day and i hope i will soon be all right a gain I have nothing new to write at this time We are all quiet yet but i dont know how long it will last but i hope the fighting is moste over with know for the winter We are now gone in for Winter Qrts if the enemy dont moove ous But i hope we may soon moove back S.C. that is the place i want to go i hope we may start soon My dear i am sorry to think that you think i think you have forgotten me i was only jokeing about saying you had forgotten me for i know you doo love me more than eny thing in the world i am sorrow that i hurt your sweet feelings about that i did not mean eny harm at all i love you and them little ones and i know you doo me so think no more of it 

 

My dear Risher got hear on the 24 and i got the things all but the surup i dont know wether you sent it or not it dont make eny difference at all I got 1 pair of nice pants and 1 pair of socks and some nice cake and butter wich hit me at the rite time for i cant eat eny thing much but i will soke it We dont get much to feed our horses on eny more i doo wish i could see you once more My dear you must do as you think best about the cow i dont want them little ones to eat dog as long as they can get it kill the cow and sell a qr and pickel up the rest of it and make the hogs fat as you can i hope the war may end be fore too long a time i am sory you did not make eny surup though mabe you mite of ground your arm up too doo take care of your self and little ones and eat as long as you can get it I hope peace will be made soon for i am worn out with this war and so much unjustice going on too that it seems like satan has full power over ous but i hope it wont last long /

 

kill the cow and get old Stephen Ackerman to tan the hide have it streched like a coon skin and salt it well ihope you will not starve your sweet self and them little ones as long as you have eny thing to eat kill them goats too for i know they bother you more than they are worth it dont make eny difference about selling eny of the beef ceep it all and pickel it it will last you all the winter and the hogs will last you next summer you must rite me word what you will do about it you better do as i say My dear one i wish i was there to tell you all about it but i cant be with you so you are a better juge than i am but i hope soon to see you a gain the horses that the men bring in looks wors than the ones we have here all reddy i beleive my dear i shal take every care of my horse that i can and you must take good care of the coalt and your self and little ones /

 

i am sory to hear of my little mans foot being so sore but i hope it is well before know i am glad to hear they are so good to you and so smart too Pah wants to see them very bad i will make them a nife a peace and send it by the first safe chance i can get May the Lord bless you all is the prayer of your loving husband untel Death i must close i have to put up our tent this eaving Tel all houdy for me May heven bless you all and ceep you from all harm So fare you well Tel James i have not got a letter from him yet mabe he dont know my name

 

So fare you well I remain your Loving Husband untel

            Death H Hill

 

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