[Her husband, James Henry Core, served as a musician in Co. F, 24th NC Inf. The 1860 Census lists James H. Corn as a 29-year-old, illiterate farm hand. Fereby’s age is listed as 24. James H. Core was wounded at Ft. Stedman on March 25, 1865, taken prisoner at a hosptial in Petersburg on April 3, and confined in various Federal hospitals before being released on June 29, 1865.]]

1863
N C Blockersville April the 19
Dear friend as I hope you will be
I Seat my self this eavning with
a Sorful hart to in form you how I fear [1] and all the res of the
Soldiers wivs and children I draw
10 dolars a month and hav to pay
1 dolar and 5 cent for bacon and 4
dollars and 50 cent for one bushel
of corn and 30 cent for one pound
of flour and 50 cent for one quart
of rice and if that dont deserv
a friend I dont no what dos and
the soldiers dos not fear no better
they hav to by Som thing eat with
ther wages or they would perish
I hav four small children my
husband is in the 24 reg company
F he is last drumer and if they
dont fear better they will
Rebell and com home I fear
and if they dont use there
wivs better they will rais
A crowd take Somthing to
eat and I want your advice
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if you pleas about hit tell
me what is best to do for my
self and all the famlys of
Soldiers I hav no one to help
me and cant help my Self with
out afreind and I want you to
help me As afreind we cant git one
bit of coten yarn the big men
buis it for 6 dolars abunch and
Sells is for 12 and we Shall hav
to go and take it or beg one
and I dont like to take nor
beg and my husband in the
army afighting for librty of all
those at home that aught
to be there I will close with
ahope of geting an answer for
this Soon as it coms to hand

F J core to Mr Zeblan
Mr Zebulan vance guvner of N C