[John T. Thrower was captured at Five Forks on April 1, 1865, confined at Point Lookout, and released on June 21, 1865.]

the
April 13 day 1863 Gov
Mr Z. B. Vance Sir I mwste
tele you my Consitione ate this time I ame a
volentieres Wife and ine bade fix I hante gote
nothing to live one my hwsbande wente of as a
Swbstitute and he gote one hwndred dollars
and the comita nevere giv me one Cente and I
hav Solde evry thing I hav gote to liv one and
canote liv eny longere with owte helpe my
husband is twenty six yeares of age he volinde
teared in Captine W. M. Blacks company its company
D 49 Regt N C T and I hav gote five children
wndere tene years of age and John. T. Throwere
has bine gone the Second day of laste Aprale
is twelve months and thay have not giv me
one cent yet and my family is a lowte to
Swfere thay Say thay wil note giv me eny
thing becaws my husband wente of As a SwbStitut
and that is all I cane Say to you yorse Trwly
Elisabeth Throwere
To M Z B vance the govinere
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if yo cante doe nothing fore me I Shal Sende
my old mane word and there is ahepe ind my
fix yo may depend they is no farnes in the way
they doe i hav Sold my lande and i ame throw
now it is So cornal Richardsone done all he
code fore me and it done noogode at all yo cane
pase yore [??]tance abowt it yo mwst excruse
bade riting and Speling i hant gote nohorse to
make one thing