East Tenn Claborn County
Jones Station August 10 – 1862
Dear wife I Seat
may Self to inform you that I am
well at this hoping that thes few lines
may find you all well & doing well
I havent much to Rite this time onley
that we are Still waiting fur orders
to move we exspect to go to Tazwell
Some 4 miles from this place I have
heard that we got 7 peaces of artilrey
whare tha had left them tha cold
not git them away & had to cut loos
& leave ther peaces we got all of there
Comersery Stores & haver Sacks & napt
Sacks & ther contents tha had fine
lady dresses & ladeys under dressing
also 48 No 1 Rifel muskets tha have
Retreated back to Comberland gap &
I think we will be orderd to march thare
in a Short time if we cant take the
gap we can Surround it & peresh them
out & then we will go through
Caintuckey & Clean that out Report
Says that our forses in East Tennes
is one hundred thousan Strong &
if we are that Strong we will drive them
the other Side of the ohio River whare tha belong
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I havent much to Rite this time I Rote
aletter the other day & you will git
both at once onley this is a littel later
I havent got my things from beans station
yet amost all the Rest has got there
things we held an election this morning
& my Self & 34 others & I tide the
one withe the company that was heare
& the lewtenent wated til 2 come
from beans Station that he new
would vote fur Martin & he gave
them tickets & let them vote & then
closed the Election when tha was
5 of my mess at Beans Station &
Coming on behind & he wouldent
wait fur them to vote So I Still hold
my part as drumer & entends to leave the
compney if things doant change
but one thing Sirtan I will be a tick
on his Stirn & keep him a Scraching
the balance of this ware fur I never
fur git & durnd Sildom ever forgive
John Wilson & Thomas has come
to beans Station & Sent me howdy
but if you Sent eny thing by them
I hant heard of it I would bin glad
to got a pair of Socks eny how but
I can make out very well this Sumer
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Rite Soon and often So
fare you well fore awhile
This letter is Rote with yankey ink
I want you to Rite alittel oftener if
you pleas I havent had a letter from
you i[n] prety neare Six weaks it looks
Strange that you Cant take time
to Rite & when you Rite you ansur
aletter that has bin Rote 2 months
back I Sent you Some picters 2
months ago nearley & has got no
ansure from them you doant ansur
the letters as you git them & I
Shal quit Riting till you ansure the
last letter I was halted from
Riting by Reseving & letter from you
witch I gladley Reseved I Jest Stated that
I onley Resevd aletter once a month & I did
not miss it much fur you Sade that you
was ansuring a letter that I Rote July 15
& I Reseived it to day the 10 that onley
lacks 5 days of a months & you Sade you
did not want that girl to fall in love
with me too much the devel of it is I
have left thare & I doant exspect to go
back thare eny more but I can find
them all over tennessee that is of
the Rite Stock but if we go over
in caintuckey I will try a new Stock of dogs
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& I am keen to go the time to bake
is while the oven is hot & I think
while we have got the thing amoving
that we can keep it So I am prety fat
I way about one hundred & 35 but
can Stand more then eny body of
my Size I have got pins needels & thred
plenty & if I can git to go back to my
Darlinges She will have me Some flax
thread Spun fur me I have got a nice
littel paire of Sizors So I must come
to a close you Rote somthing about playing
of cards & gambling I play Some times but
doant gambel me & W P set & plaid
all day the other day & the cannon
balls falling all Round us if we Jest
ly down & comence Studing about deth
we would not be abel fur Sirevise
if you go in to abattel with deth Stairing
you in the face you had Jest as well
be bured before the fite So more at
present but Remains your hisband on til
deth H. W. Robinson To Elisabeth & Children
& Margret if I dont git fat it wont befor
the want of a chance fur thare is the best
chance heare I ever Saw I have to stop fur the
of paper I cold Rite all day H. W. Robinson To Margret
& Francis kiss all the children for me