1862
Ca tossa Co Geo Aug 28 [1]
Dear wife I am not very well
at this time I would of rote
to you befour now but I was
not abel to right I have bin sick
with the fever a bought twenty
days I have mi[?????????????] [2]
days I am improoving fast though
I am very week yeat I never eat
any thing for a bought 20 days
my apetite is good anouf now
I was mity sick when John come
and I hardly learned any thing from
him the compny left in a few
days and he went with them he
told me you said if I wanted
any close to right I was very
pleas with my pants I want won
more pair of pants and a good coat
and I want it lined good and made
as warm as you can for this is a mity
cold windy county here be shore
and send my vest and I want them
wooling under shirt and drawers
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I would be very well pleas with a
coat like my pants though if you
have got it [wove?] it will be all
right I have a plenty of shirts and
drawers I dont no how you will
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the best you can it is very ni w[????]
here now if you cant send them I will
have to by there is a good meny
of our boys here sick though non
of them is bad off I am in hopes
this will find you and all well
I rote a letter by Spears and one
my mail I understand that you
have never got none of them you
have had severl good chances to
right and send it by hand and
I think you aut to of rote I have
not herd from [???] since I left I want
you to right as soon as you git this
and direct your letter to grays vill
Catoosa County geo I am week
and my hand trimbel I will close [???]
your husband till Deth Thomas T Bigb[??]