Camp of Clouds Mills Va Ap 13 1863

 

My Dear One,

I have just recd your letter of the 9^th mailed at Madilla. I should have got your last letter too tonight but did not I wrote you a blue letter yesterday, we were under marching orders for the front but tonight different ones we are to stay here a spell & drill untill further orders We shall have pay we think before we move again & for your sake I want my pay have six months due me now I am on guard but releve time enough to go to my meds & I slip in this opportunity to slip in a note to you my loved one. you do not have much faith, do you / Well mine is weak sometimes very but my health is good & I take courage from that I hope on. the Lord is surely kind & merciful to me & I ought to be very thankful I will try to satisfy you in regard to your future independence. I think your faith is small Dear one in my coming back I should have made provision for you—forgive me for not doing it. I will do something for you I offered I think to deed you the house & lot garden spot &c the time when it was deeded to me, but you refused it did you not sweet loved one—But I will deed the same to you now & I would be willing you should have half of the rest if I do not come back. I have no blanks and I should make a mistake to write one from memory. you will have to fill one out & send or bring / it to me loved one for me to sign if you want to be sure & get it perhaps you better come & get yourself in a family way to keep it in the family, raise an heir to share with you the heritage I shall leave. Dear one if I do not come back you will draw a nice little pension from U Sam as long as you remain my worthy relict. But you would not want to always have my name would you sweet one would you! Now I am in a hury do not think I am offended at you for mentioning this matter. O! no I love you & I think if I could sleep with you tonight & keep you between me & the under sheets I would make you forget for a while the future in the delight of enjoying your dear love I should, and I hope & expect to some day, be both happy & in love / Now I will close I hope to morrow to get another letter & good loving one. forgive me if I have written anything bad as for me I cant afford to feel blue all the while could not stand the pressure I expect to see fight if I live all summer & hope for the best.

 

            Dear one pray for me my sweet loving wife good night

                                                                       

Your afft

Hiram

 

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