East Tenn Camp Near Cumberland
gap Sept 12 1862

My Deare wife I take this
oppertunety of Riting you afew lines
to inform you that I am well
at present onely abad cold & Sore
throte hoping that these few lines
may find you all well & doing
well I Recived afew lines from
you yesterday witch was gladley
Recived I was glad to heare from
you one more time for I hant
had aletter from you cence
Barner fetch that one when he
came I have Sent you a letter
with card of hooks & eyes & 3 kneedles
in it then I Sent you one with
five dollars in it then I Sent one
with 1 card & ahalf & John a Ring
in it then I Sent you one with
5 dollars more in it & then one
at the Same time with ahand
ful of wheat & John a comb in it
I doant in tend to Rite eny more
til you ansure this letter fur I
doant no whither to Rite or Send
eny more money So when you
git this letter Rite amedeatley
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I want to no what you & Mrs
kirkus quit Riting together fur
the Reason me & william did not
Send ours to gether was that we
both had Somthing in our letters &
the invelops would not hold them
So when we get done Sending our
things it will Save postege if
you will I wish you would Send
me a dollars worth of Stamps if you
can git them fur I hate to Send
a letter to Malinda without paying
the postege the last letter I Sent
her I Sent her 2 Sheats of paper &
Some money & has never got no ansur
So I want you to Rite soon and
all the newes you have got we are
orderd to have 3 days rashings cookd
but I doant no whare we will have
to go with out we go through cain
tuckey tha say that the yankeys is
prity well all lost the gap & I
exspect that we have to take the
gap & tha will be ameny alife
lost in the opperation Rite as son
as you can Sofaire you well for awhile
tell the children howdy H. W. Robinson
To Elisabeth & Margret & the Children
Still direct your letters to Beans Station