H^d Qrs Clingman Rg

July 24^th 1864

 

My Dear Father

                                    Yours of 19^th has just reached me I wrote to you yesterday and only write now because you seem uneasy about my health I have never been sick only very much debilitated and am in as good health now as I ever was in my life I am sorry you did not let Richard come to see me I should have been glad to see him and as he has been from home so little I would have been very gratifying to him to / Petersburg & the army Uncle Tom is a little feeble and would like to have a little more whiskey sent him three or four bottles if you can he takes one drink each day and I think is vastly improved by it

 

Capt White is recovering rapidly and will return to the Com^d in a few weeks Capt Burg[?] is also nearly well Capt Blake has just such a wound as Reubin Nelson and I hope will not have time to recover sufficiently to be again in the war The news from home is cheering No change here Earlys expidition was not expected to accomplish either the capture of Washington or Baltimore but to draw Grant off and to procure horses and with the last of what he accomplished [faded] only partially

 

Give my love to all

                                    Your affectionate son

                                                            H S Puryear

 

PS

            William is quite well I do not see him often as he remains in the war with the wagon trains Donny is improving / very fast on account of having had rest for a day or A week or two

                                                                        H S Puryear

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