Uhl6

Transcription: 

Murfreesboro Aprile the 16 Tenn
Dear Brother I must rite you a few lines
this eavening to lut you kno that I haf
chainget mey mind about Senting
money I haf reseaved both of yor leters one on
the 8 and one on the 12 of April I ansered them
both I told you that I wotend Sent eney money
this time but our Cabten is going home
to moro to Ohio So I will poot 25 dolars
in this leter and he will poot the leter
in the ofis at Athren I Coot Spare 24
more but I dont like to riskit So if
it will bee lost it wont be mutch
if you git this tell me whether you haf both
of mey other leters and tell mee how v
[page 2]
Stand now I told you that I haf gifen
John Sniter fife dolar his brother Samyel
will pay that mutch to you whin you
will See him I muste Close for it is bettim [1]
I am Still in got helth rite Soon
from your Brother Jacob Uhl

Footnotes: 
  1. bedtime
Date: 
April 16, 1863
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 49th Ohio Infantry
Rank: 
musician; private
Residence (County): 
Crawford County, OH

Recipient(s)

Name Variant: 
“Dear Brother”
Residence (County): 
Crawford County, OH

From

From State: 
Tennessee
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
Ohio
To County: 
Crawford

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Gemma Bellhouse
Transcription Date: 
June, 2010
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
July, 2010

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