Militia & Devision Hospitle
near Atlanta Aug the 13
1864 Dear wife and friends
I seat my self to Drope you
a few lines which leaves me
in Just common health
but broak down from fatage
So that I came here to rest a
few days I hope and pray
this my find you in good
health and in the injoy
ment of every blessing th
can be bestowed on you
you need not be uneasy a
bout me for I will try to
take care of my self the
best I can I have not
heard from you sence the
20 ofLast month and I am
very anxious to hear from
you and I never did [?????]
to see you half so bad in my
Life ve fore but I cant tell [??]
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that time will come
but i hope before Long
I want you to rite how
much wheet you maid
and how yore corn Looks
and how yore Stock
comes on and how the
horses Looks and I want
to know how Jesse Pritchet
and comes on and if
tha are comin our hear
or what tha aim to do or
if tha are well tell Tom
to be a good boy and
I want to see him very
bad I want to know what
Mr. White is doin and if he
will have to go or not if
you think best if tha get to
pressin cattel kill my ste
ars you Just do as you think
best but Save the hides Sure
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if you need any money
you have my notes there
Just use them the best
you can for yore own
benafite tell pa I want
to see him the worst sort
but I dont know when it
will be I want you to
do Just what you said
you wold and pray
for me to Live to get
home once more in
this world and be Sound
in all my Lims is all
I desire in this Life and
then to stay you
as Long as I Live dont
forget to pray for me
at all times and dont
neglect that and try
to Live rite and I will
do the Same So if we meet no
on earth we will meet in
heaven to part no more
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I want you to take
good care of Little Jimy
for me and tel him to
be a good boy two tell
tom to twist up all my
tobacco as soon as he can
We draw plenty of bread and
bacon and some beef and
Some rice to that is
all we have plenty
if you can get me a
detail fixt up send
it to me you rote to me
you cold and if I can get it
I want it tell patsy and
lisy to take good care of ther
selves and I want you
all to rite to me evry
chance I wold give evry thing
I have to be at home but if
I cant I am doin tolerable
well So no more James Wadkins
to Franky Wadkins