Richmond va Sundy night July the 27 / 62
Deare wife your kind note of the 22 is duly to
hand it finds me in prety good health I have
bin unwell a few days back but I taken medison
& Since it past off I feele very well . I have
Just come to my Room from unloding boxes of our
Regt. they Receivd Marching orders I sent all thear
Plunder eave they dont know whare they
are going. I was hapy to heare that you was all
well D.J. Bost Receivd Unkle A Bogers letter &
Red it & sent it & your letter to me this eavning I was
highly pleased withe his letter as it give the nuse in
generl which I will answer yours & his more fuley
in a few days } Martha you say John Dorton
denies that little not that that I hold a gainst
him I think you must be mistaken a bout it
for he knowes that it is Just for he gave it
to me in our new house done when we Settled If
I am not mistaken he all So gave me a note for the
amt he owd A G McCurdy Archy gave me the act.
J. M. McCurdy I want you to take the notise that
I have a ganst John Dorton & If he de nys them or
any one of them I want you to know why he
de nys them & inform me fourth with I want
you to tell him if he has forgot it & will pay it I
will for give him but If not I hope I will be able
to visit old cabarrus betweene this & winter & I will se
whether he owes it or not be Shour & attend to
it forth with & let me hare from you I Close
this leaves me well wish you all the Same
C S McCurdy
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M M Mc you never Said how much you
got for your cow. I have got Cloths Plenty
as I wrote you before this I want you all to
be as much contented as you can & not greave
a bout me I hope I will come through safe
If not gods will be done not mine
M.M.Mc C.S.McCurdy


I had wrote loud Jane & ned a few lines & I
have got to take them out in order to give
Room for this Ned I want you to go a hed
& make & Save all you can for me & If I live
to get home & se you I will Reward you for
the same tell loud that I would like prety
well to take a mess of greens over some
Saturday & Se how they are getting a long but as
he is thare to attend to things & Keepe peoples
horses at work , I will be easy as I can loud I
must pleg you a little Jane be Smart & obay
your Miss, & all will be well. Wes I Reckon
you have got over your little lasy spells If not
hickrey oil is a very good cure for laseness
I wish you all well C S McCurdy
tell Rubin I havent forgot
him