November the 6^th 1863          

Memphis Tennessee

 

Beloved Wife with the greatest of pleasure and much respect it is that I can once more enjoy the present oportunity of righting you a fiew lines for your perusal Well Cordelia I have started you fifteen dollars today I sent it buy express to Jessey Niblick and when it gets there you can go to Niblicks and get it and Samuel Garver is going to start home tomorow and I am going to send Nancy Jane and Sarah Catharine a present with him I did not / no that he would get to go when I started your money or I would have sent it buy him Well Cordelia right and let me no whether you have got aney of that money that I sent you in them letters I sent you 15 dollars in letters well I must quit for I haint time to right aney more now But I am well and I hope those fiew lines will find you all well

 

So nothing more But I remain your

Affectionate Companion

Hugh Bay to Cordelia A Bay

 

right soon                    

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