Charleston June 17th /63
Dear Rachel I have Just received
yours of the 14 inst this morning and
am glad to heare that you are improve
=ing and that all the rest are well
I trust that good helth may continue
with you all I am quite well at
this time also the rest of the boys Except
Henry he complayns this morning of
felling worse he is attacted with diarare
some blood passes from him with consider
=able misery in the bowels but he is
still sturing about G. H. Livingston
is still verry sick with Typhoid
feever he has bin mooved to Sullivans
Islan capt R. V. Donnlley is also verry
sick with the same Diseas he has also
bin sent to Island I consider them
both dangeriously sick I feel quite
uneasey aboute them but I trust tha
may not be as dangerious as I apprehend
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tha are good Eal of Typhoid feever in the
Regt generaly sum 2 or 3 have died sience I
rote you last Dear Rachel I saw W. Wolf
last night he was on his way home I told
him while he was home I wanted him to
go over one day and fill your teeth he ses
he will try to doe so but he has ris to $5
dollars a plug you can see him and doe as
you like about the matter I have Received
your fine tarts this morning by J. C. Hoover
which I am quite obeliege to you also
the bag of beans which is verry nice
Dear Rachel I am quite sorry to heare
that my wheate is put off so long I
have no doubt but it is lost a greate Eal
I wish sience that I had told F. Livingston
to have geathired it and took it I had as
well don so as to left it theire for Samsons
hogs to geather but so it is let it Rip
be carefull who you alow to read your letters
I close give my love to sisey also the family
a due portion for yourself your affectionate
R.E.J Right soon all the news} John J. Jefcoat
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Dear Rachel sience I have closed
my letter I am gratifyed that I can
say to you that all the fleet of Iron
clads have Just steemed up and taken
with a beating the last ones is nearley
out of sight going in the direction
that tha first made theire appearance
I think theire visit has taut them
a lesson long to be remembered and
never to be forgoten I dont think tha
will pay us another visit soon no doubt
it will take them some time to repair
their damaged boats, Dear Rachel I have
come to this conclusion sience seeing
them leave that if you heare no news
of their returning until Henry
comes down I want you to come with
him if I hear or see Enney prospect of
their return I will try to right to you
so I want you to right to me soon as this
comes to hand and let me no what day
you will come down and I will try to
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meet you at the railroad I had
rather you would come on the day
train than at night wee could come
over by mount plesant I want you
to bring me a rich box some bacon fat
some flower and Eggs and parch some wheat
for coffee I tell you our living heare
is hard when you come I would like for
you to stay too or three weakes onless the
yankes runs you off I would also like for
you to bring my wool hat that I wore
last summer as the sun begins to shine
prity hot and a cap dont suit me in
summer and it would take a fortine
to by a hat heare now I close hoping to
heare from you soon give my Respects
to all the family tell them I would
be happy to see them all again
tell sisey pa sends houdy and sweet kiss
to her and Receive no less for yourself
your affectionat Housband til Death J J Jefcoat
John Jefcoat to Rachel Jefcoat