N C Mcdowell Co 1864

Feb thursday the 18

My Dear husband I seat my self
to write you afew lines to let you
know that we are only tolerable
well I am a little better than I
hav bin My baby dont see a well day
but I do hope and pray that these few
lines may reach your kind hands and
find you in good health for I am uneasy
about you I haint heard from you in
most four Weeks and it [??????] [1]
a year hav you forgot me or cant you
write I would like to know what is
the reason you dont write the last I
heard fom you you was sick I would
be very glad to hear from you
I feel very lonly and troubled to think
I cant hear fom you
I want you to tell me what to do
about giving apart of the crop to
Henrietta she says she is going to
take the sow and pigs I want to
know if they aint yours and write
to me what to do about it she
said that you was not to hav her
for the one that you killed last
winter I think she is acting very
mean to do as she is doing to try to
sell the sow and tell a lie and say
they are hers she sed she would
hav them or kill them in the woods
write what for me to do about
them I want your word to show
Joseph Landis was Married last
Saturday Night to Jeanna[?] Coopper
a daughter of Bill Coopper what
kin is he to Susy Coopper
[page 2]
we hav had the prettyest weather
for the last five or six weeks it was
like corn planting time but it is
very Cold now I think it will snow
we had snow last Monday but it
Melted off they are furlowing fom
the 22 regiment E. Neal Barny Brackett
and son Hufstuttle Overton West
Grason Dickson has all bin home lately
and John Cowen and Johnathan Taylor
is at home half of there times if you
could get to come as they do it would
be a great help to Me the yankeys
got Soloman Barns they say that this
state will go in to the union and South
Carolina is going as soon this state dos
the quarter Marsters is to be round next
week to get all the dry Cattle
I dont see what on Earth we will do
there aint corn to do till Harvest and
Wheat dont look like it will be any
acount for My part I dont know what I
am to do I do wish and pray peace would
be Made so that you could come home to
help Me Make support for our little
children I want you to get a furlow by the
12th of May and Come Home to take care of me
I want you to do the best you can and serve
the Lord and pray for me and I will for you
My heart and eyes is so full I cant hardly
write write soon and often I want to know
if you got the box of things I sent by Marion
Higgins May the Lord bless and save you
is the prayer of your disolate Wife farwell
dear Martha A. E. Poteet to her loving
husband Francis M. Poteet remember
me god bless you My dear husband