Maquoketa May 24 1863

 

            My Own Dear Husband

Oh where are you to day if I could only know what a comfort it would be to me I trust the Blessed God has had his watchfull eye over you for I fear you are in grait danger if I could see you once more at your own Dear home I would be one of the happyest mortals on earth it has bin almost a one month since we have heard from the 31^st thair has bin some hard fiting a round Vicksburg I do pray for your safty and for others / Dear friends Oh when will this dreadfull war come to and end. this is sabbath afternoon we are all very well and harty and I do hope that this will find you enjoing the same grait blessing. Pore Mrs Kelogg has just bin in she sends her best respecks to you she wants to know wheather thair was any cloths that belonged to her Husband left after his buerial she clings to every thing that belonged to him she wants you to writ wheather thair was or not. it has bin a week last friday since I last wrote to you I thought thair would be a letter from you before the week was out but saturday night came and no letter so I must not wait any longer for I know you will be anxiously looking for news from home I have sent you two letters since I received your money it all come safe. I must quit now and prepair for dooing up my evening chours the little cow has just come she is cooing first rat. your little Jimmy has pants on to day for the first time I wish you could see him he feels very big /

 

                                                                                    Monday Afternoon May 25

                        Dear Husband after

            working all the fournoon in the garden I now sit down to finish my letter I do want to hear from you so bad that I cant writ but if I could see you I could talk you better beleve we are all very well to day. Oh if I could know the same of you to day I am waiting very anxiously for the mail to come in and yet I dread the time to com I am afraid that bad news will come to some of us I cant writ mutch to day I have never seen the time before that my pa sheat was large enough. Oh God bless you how can I ever bair up if I should get that awfull news that you was nomore to be with us that the mail would bring me no more of your Dear letters being so long since I have had a letter this time makes me realize how I should feel the God only knows what is for me I drempt nite befor last that you was home but not to stay with us / you dont know how very bad I felt at the thoughts of giving you again to go back to the army. when I wok up it apeard that you had bin home and had gone again. your little Annie G is groin very fast she is a sweet Child I never kiss her with out thinking of her Dear Papa to think he has never pressed them Dear little sweet lips. dont let this letter give you the blues I am always glad you writ so manley you have suta sutch perfict controle of your feelings you apear to allways look on the brit side I wish I could. my garden looks well I must close from your own Dear Wife once more God bless you my own Dear Husband

and Dear Papa

                                    Mrs A G Henderson

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