No 1
This Dece th 23rd 1862
My Dier Wife I recvd yowr letter
this morning which how rote th 17 th
Dec yow dont know how glad i was
to her from yow all for i had recvd
none from yow since that one yow
sent that plad of hair in mag i was
Sorry to hear of yow all beeing Sick mag
i want yow to take the best car of your
Self yow can for yow no yow ar not stowt
you must not grieve your self about mee
for i am a farin very well yow said you
had my close an cold get no person to
bring them to mee i sent yow aletter to
Send them by express that is the only
way i now of i cold get them mag yow
Said yow was going to cill your hogs and yow
hope i wold get home be for it was gon
i hope so to an i think i will yow said
mam said she wold stay with yow all she
cold tell her i will satis fy her some how if
i ever get home for i rather she wold stay
if she cold i recken yow ar oneasy abowt
the small pox yow need not bee for i
dont think tha ar so bad as wee all wais
thowgt tha was
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No. 2
Mag i can tell yow wee hav a heep of
sort of men her thay hav the cl. an po. an [1]
all complaints that is thay git drunk an
run after negroes an mien white women
bwt i can till yow with a clare concience
i tak no part with them non i never
enten too i an Fri goes an stais to gether
Mag yow said tha called the men owt
last Saturday to enrole them wils was
gon to richmon to get in with frank
an bill green was going to try to get
to get of on his trade i recken some of them
feels what wee did they cant by owt of
it all wais the soner they call them all
owt the sooner the war will bee over
Mag i rote to yow that i was detailed
to help bild a hows i recken it is all done
a way with i dont think the man cold
get the Job an i dont cer for it wold
only been three or fowr weeks Job an then
i wold a had to went to my regiment
i want Josh to get to work at his trade
an try to get mee to help him work
i rote him aletter last week Mag i
hav no news to rite to yow wee ar her
an dont now nothing only what is goin
on a round the hospitol that is nothin good
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No 3
Tell pap an mam an Rachel an ady
all howdy an to rite to mee tell Elin
an Mr kinder to rite to mee an Emily
tell Asenith howdy Tell oncl Bake
howdy an ant Sariah tell her i hav no
newse to send her only my respects Tell
ant vi an crees howdy tell them the
negrows has bwt one song her an that
is all one thing thay hav not half sence
Tell Tody and sis to Bee prety girls an
when i com home i will bring them
some thing one thing i like to for got
what will bill moor do if he has to
go off i reckin tha ar takin on abowt
him Mag i Will tell some thing
abowt the prices of things her aples
$3 per bw swete tatos do. polk 50 ct per lb
small onions .2. 10cts what tha call snacks
as mwch as sis can eat .50. cts beef 30 an 20
lb licker $4 qt eggs $.100. doz. bwtter
$125. not fit to eat chickens larg
enwf to fry 75 cts grown hens $.100.
spice $100 lb red peper abowt 30 pods
$100. small pies from 25 to 50 cts a piece
no fruit in them thin crwst one litle
bisket 5 cts corn cake broad as yowr
hand 15cts apiece swgar $.100. lb
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No 4
Mag for fear yow dont get that letter
that i rote to yow a bowt sending
my close i will rite agin for or yow
to send them by express in a box
an then they will come if yow
can yow may send mee some thing
to eat tell mam an Elin an ant
Sarah all to send mee some thing
any thing bwt mollasses an bwtter
yow must Direct it to Danvill va
Sowtherlan factory in car of Doct
Williamson an put my name
on it if yow send it send it rite
off Mag yow said yow wanted mee
to come home as soon as i can i will
yow now for i want to see you an
the children the worst of all things in
the world an my father an mother an
sisters tho wee mwst bee patients for i
hope that day is rolin on swiftly i most
bring my letter to a close by
giving yow my best love an respects
ontill Death Danvill va
T F Baggarly { To Margret
My Dier wife { E. Baggarly