Belinda Iowa Feb 23^d 1863

 

My Dear Husband

                                    I received yours of the 13^th inst this morning, also a valentine which I knew was from you of course. I was glad to hear that you and Coony were well and Dave on the mend but am sorry that the Regiment is in such a sad condition Will Carson started to St Louis a week ago to bring Harvey home. It will be a sad thing for him to find that he is dead when he gets there, but I suppose that he is there before this time. I am still on the mend; I think that I will be able to go home before long. I do not know whether the little one is well today or not she has been very restless all day so that I cannot get to write much today, but I will try and write some tomorrow. Tuesday Feb 24^th I will try and write some this morning while the litte darling is asleep. I expect you would like to know just what is the matter with me that I am so long getting well. I am as well as ever I was except that I am lame in my right leg I thought that the leeders under my knee were drawed and would come right when I got to walking about. yesterday I walked around and exercised more than common thinking that I could straighten my leg by this means, but it only made it worse and this morning it is swolen and pains me, and I / am afraid that it will yet prove to be something serious Cyrus and Mary got a letter from you yesterday. Cyrus says that he has a notion to have T. Park Coin's pedigree published. I told him that if he did I wanted him to leave off your signature. Mary rec a letter from Jim yesterday. he says that has not got a letter from her since the one that was written on Christmas day. I was so glad that Harvey got a letter yesterday. I know that he is very lonely but then I think that he might come over here oftener. he has nevever been here but once since I come over here and Mother has never been here yet and I have been here two weeks. I supose she thinks that I am getting along very well. I think that the reason she does not come is because Pa and Pap are not any better friends than they used to be. If I was like Caroline I could keep up a fuss between the two families all the time for you may be sure that I never hear any praises of one family from the other. I can find better employment than trying to get myself and others into dificulty and I expect to do all I can to make things go smoothly. It is nearly time for the mail to come and I will have to quit writeing for this time. You may expect to hear from me oftener than you have for the past few weeks. I remain

 

                                                your loving wife

                                                                        L. A. Reed

 

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Mary says for me to tell you that she is very thankful that you have taken such an interest in Jims affairs, she says that she would like for you to write to him often for he is away off there away from the rest and she knows he must be very lonely.

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