Brashear City

                                    Camp Segle Feb 23 1863

 

            Frank I have jest got A letter from you to night for I glad to hear that you was well I am glad you did not write while you was sick I should have felt so Bad that I should of not sleep Eny day nor night. well git A long as well as you can till I git Back have good courage you must write every week I am writing in A hura the solgears arive every train from new orleans we hav got A prity large army now it is A Bisy time & no time to tell you now if you can read this you will do well I want you to write whear you lives and marting also lives Frank be vary carful of yourself git what mony you want. Elisa A fiew words to you I did not think you would spend the mony I left not in least I have A Beter A pinion of you than you do of me I did not hide I left it for you and Frank to use as you see fitt I want you to git what you want for clothing or Eny-thing you want onley take good care of Frank I am oblige to you for writing A fiew lines to me also for the hopdust I think that will Be Bettere for me than all the medisons I can take hear I feel vary well now But my Eies are yellow now and my cough is Bad. write

 

            I have all ways Benn A friend to you                         Asa Holmes

 

tell mother I am A live yet But see hard times

                                                                        Asa Holmes

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