Gen Horspital No 1

Ward 1 Section 4

                                                                                    Chattanooga Tenn

                                                                                    January the 30^th 1865

 

Dear Sister

                        it is with plesure that I take mi pen in hand to anser your verrey kind and welkemed letter of the 6^th of December which kum to hand yesterday I was glad to hear from you and little lissey and to hear that you was well and harty and I hope that those few lines ma find you all well and I am thankful that this leaves me well but it leaves Jake verrey lo I dont / think that he can last much longer unles he has a change for the better his woond looks well and nice but he is verrey weak his wond is worse than I thought it was he was shot thrue and thrue a bout two inches a buv the hart and when he mooves or colfs the wind pufs out at the woond so you see that he stands a slim chance I thought he would git a long all right for a while but I am a fraid that he cant git well

 

well Sarha you wanted me to send will home I will send him as soon as the boat kumes back so that I ken borrey sum money you will / pleas rite and tell me what kind of a coffen you want and I will send him just as you order it dun and as for your paying me for mi time you nedent fret a bout that I never want you to say that you will pay me for enney thing that I ken do for you fore will was to much like a brother to me for me to charge you for enney that I ken do for you I think that I ken make a rangements to send him home in a bout two weaks and perhaps sooner I will have to close for this time pray for me that I ma live faithful until deth / and at last make mi home in heaven I hope to remain your loving brother until deth pleas rite as soon as this kumes to hand and instruct me as you want me to do that bisnes for you

 

So good by for this time

            J. W. M^cMullen

 

            to aloving Sister

            Sarha A Forder

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