March the 11^th 1864

                                                                                    U S Military Prison

                                                                                                Rock Island Ill

 

            Dear Brother

                                    Your letter of the third of this month came to hand day before yesterday it found me not very well thoug on the mend from a sevier spell of the fever but I hope that I shall bee entirely well in a few days I was verry sorry to hear that Sister was sick I hope that she will bee well in a few day and return to school I awnswered your letter the day that it came to hand but fearing that it maut bee delayed I concluded that I would wrigh to you again Cornelious I want you to tell papa that I want him and M^r Gardner to prepare a box of home sunn Tobaco in copardnership and send to Charls N Gardner and myself for the presant I must close

                                                                                    Give my love

 

to papp papa and mama and all the children

                        Give my respects to al enquiring

                                                            Friend

                                    Wesley H Frey

 

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M^r Cornelious Frey

Clarksvill Montgomery County

                        Tennessee

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