Hiram Finton to Priscilla Finton

Wednesday Morning Aug 2nd 1865
Camp Pratt Kanawha Co. W. Va.
Dear and Beloved wife it is with
pleasure that I take my pen in
hand this morning to let you no that
I in tolerable good health and I hope
when this little Silent messenger comes
to your hand it may find you all in good
health and in good spirits I have not
got any thing new to write to you this
morning as I wrote you a tolerable large
letter last Sunday I have no news
from Danel or Theadore yet But
I guess Theodore will be Back this
Weak some time My Captain
offered to get a furlough for me
yesterday But he told me that
he had not the least Doubt But
what wee would Be Descharged in
side of Six weaks and it would
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take a bout ten Days to ge a furlough
properly made out and it will
cost me 25 or 50 Dollars to go
home and Back I did not no what
to Do a bout it there has Been
So mutch talk of Being Discharged
that it has got Be an old story and
I did not no what I had Beter
Do a bout takeing a furlough and
I thought I would wat a while
and Se a little farther not But
what I would willingly Spend
25 Dollars to see you But if the
Regt is going home that soon
I could not mutch more than get
home and Back til I would
have to go Back Oh Dear
Wife I would like to Se you
and press your gentle forme to
my Bossim once more and I
am in strong hops it wont
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Be long til I can have that
sweet privalige I may Be as
Badly mistaken as I have Been
Before I have often thought before
that wee would Be at home in a
Short time But I Believe I
never told you so Before the reason
was I was a feard I mite Be
mistaken and would unnecessaryly Disap
point you I may Be mistaken this
time But if I am my Capt
will Be also and I hope wee may <neather?>
of us Be Disappointed this time
I have not Recd a letter from you
sens Saturday But I am not very
impatient yet
I am Sory to inform you of the
Death of Joseph Bull he Died
last Monday Morning of typhoid
fever wee burried him in a nice
coffin with the honors of war
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I think it is mutch more
solem than citizens Burying
the Band Plays a very mournful
Dirge as they march to the grave
he was a very Kind friend of mine
I do Depely simpathise with his
poor wife and children though
they may Be Ever So well off at
hom it is hard to have near and
Dear friends Die so far from
home he was a member of Co. K
I believe I must Bring my
little patch of seribling to a close
I keep in good least take good
care of your self and litle ones
and may by I will Be there to
help you after awhile good By
and a Kiss to you all and may
god Bless and protect you
from all harm
Theodore Sebring to “Sook”
[No date. The addressee may be Priscilla Finton]

well Sook ithought i would
write afew lines in ancer
to yours i was glad to
get letter from you but
ihear from you every time
that hiram gets aletter
but i like to get aletter
you my self i rote lon
aletter but i did not get
any ancer meby he did
not get it and if he did
perhaps he think i hante
worthy of his notes and
meby hant well sook
i expect that hi has rote
all the noose so ihante
much to rite it that
we will not sta in
the survece much longer
and i Dont care for my
part perhaps we maybe
at home beefore long and
and meby we will
have sta somtime
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Well suck when
i come home iwill
come and see you and
we will have a good time
well imust stop for this
time and go out and
work and my setter
is tird to well iwent
seen what time it was
and it wasnt time to
go to work and then i
com back and thot i
would write alitle more
hi is laying in the
tent he was out on
picket so he Dont haf to
work today and for my part
i like to see the boys
take ther ease well
iwill have to S<???>
this from from old Brother
Daniel Bennett sis
finton good By for this
time