Nov the 6th AD 1862 Wm [??] [1]
State of Tenn Rone too Miss Mary [2]
Francis Jones Dear wife it tis with the
Gratest plesure that i seat my self to
drop you a few times to let you now that
i am a geten well i hav a caugh yet an i am
tollerble poore i hope these few lines will
reach you an fine all in join good helth
Francis i hant herd from you sence the 30
of sept it semes like along time to mee
but i bare it with the best patiants
i can i was sarrey to her that you had the
janders i hope you air well at this time
i fer that James will take thim Faney i am
at Louden Hospitle the docter detale mee for a
water i dont now how long i will hafto stay [3]
her he can keep mee as long as he pleese
tho i ant Regular detaled tha was sou
many come in her sick tha didant hav nusses
a nuff the hole armey had to pas her that
was the cose of sou maney of sick to bee left
her i had rather bee her than in camps this
time a year i ant exposed to the wether nor
as bad i hant had mutch to do yet tha
is severl of our Redgiment her iam as well
satesfide her as i wood bee with the Co &c
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tho i dont now wher the Redgime[nt?]
is Capt Hudgings tole mee as tha went
down the rode tha was orderd to murfreburrow [4]
then i herd when tha got to Chattanooga
tha was orderd to mobile sou i dont now
wher tha air if tha air at mobile i want
to go to thim as soon as i can get a way
from her for it tis two Cole her for mee
i must stop for dinner well fanney sence
dinner tha hav taken my name an all
of the wrest that is her that dont be
long to Curbey Smith to transfur us to [5]
Atlanta Ga or to Chatanooga i dont now
whitch i will write to you when i get
thar wee air to sent thar to bee exammant
sou tha say wether wee air able to go
to our redgiment or not if not to send us
home i now what tha will do with mee
tha will send mee to my Co i hav sinde
the payrole her but i hant got my pay
i reckond i will get it before i leave
her i reckon that i will draw 22 dollars
i will quit for this eavening maby i
will her some moore newse to write to
marrow if not i will write what i hav got
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Nov the 8 i will send a few moor
lines i surpose wee will draw money
to day tha say that wee will draw
44 dollars that will pay mee up to thee
first of this month with thee exsepttion
of our Clothing money that is twenty od
dollars dew us Francis i wrote aleter to
pap the other day i hant got nary leter
from thim yet i rote to thim to write to
you then you could write to mee then
i could her from thim i hav the Chance
of senden this leter by James Walden he
has got a furlow to go home he lives in Fayett
he is bad afflicted he wont bee able
to come to camps this winter any more you
neede not write to mee tell i get station
at some plase or get to the Redgiment I
exspect it tis at Murfreeburrow i dont
now when i will get to thim if you now
wher tha air write to thim wher i am
i will send you an Pet an Hatta a yankey
invellope i baught some i will send
amap of the north i will quit for a while
it snowed a little yesterday her very cole
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Nov the 9th
Francis i will finish my leter i draw
44 dollars this eavening an i will send
you twenty of it by James Walden i
want you to send mee word wether
you get it or not i want you if you can
to send mee a blanket an a par of gloves
an a nit cap if you can get thim by the [6]
first one that comes tt to the Redgt
for i exspect to go to it the first chance
i get you can write to the Redgiment
as soon as you get this Leter Francis
i want to see you an Jimey mity bad
the time seeme long to mee i dont
hav any idy of seeing you this winter
it makes mee feel mity bad to think
think that i want you to get every
thing you can draw for i now that you
will neede it some time if you dont
now you by will some time or nother
you by some corn if you can for it
twill bee hard to get may god
bless you is my prair write soone
an i will do the same Good by for this time
Wm R Jones to Mary F. Jones &c