Hitt1

Transcription: 

May the 27 1862
Dear brther I take my pen in hand
to rite you a fiew lines to let you
no that I am well at this time
for which I fele thankfull to god
for his murses to word I do hope these
lines may reach you in dew time and
find you all well and adoing well
I Must tel you of my dreem wile
I was Sick with the mumps I drempe
that you Come hear and talked with
me and told me that you had Come to
S[t]ay hear in my place tel I went home
10 or 15 days and it appeard plane to mee
and Jest like wee talked to gether two
nits hand going and I dremp a dreeme
About Jane and hur mother I most
tel Jane my drem about hur I dremp
that you and your mother Come hear to
see me and I never got to see you tel
you got back home I folowed you home
Cos you did not get to See me and and
I stad a hour and Come back thay Say that
I Started home twise and beleve it
I want you to rite to me whare george
hitt is ef you no so I Can rite to him
and how long he has bin in srvise
you no Dear brother I want you to
remember me and I am Shure
to remember you I think of all of
you all and dreem of you as abov ment
ion I wold be glad to see you all
and I wold see you all ef thar was
and canch but I dont see non
now fair well for this time this
from D M Hitt to B C Hitt and
Sarah hitt and famly
[on back of sheet]

to Mrs Jane:A:hitt
Cherokee Co Ga
Sharp top po

From Pirvet
D M Hitt
43 Regt Ga Vol
Co A

Date Note: 
27 or 29 May 1862
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Company A, 43 GA Infantry
Rank: 
Private

Recipient(s)

Other: 
Brother of D. M. Hitt
Other: 
Wife of D. M. Hitt

From

From State: 
Tennessee
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Hamilton

To

To State: 
Georgia
To County: 
Cherokee

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date: 
December, 2012

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