Mcdowell Co August 19th 1864

Dear husband
I seat my self this evening to
write you afew lines to let you
know that we are all well at
this time ever hoping this will
Reach your kind hands and find
you in good health I thought
you would have sent me a letter by Louis
Walker but you did not and
I dident get none by Mail and
I could not help but cry I hope
Higgins will bring me one
Francis I hav some of the best news
for you there was a protracted me-
ting at Trinity last week the greatest
Meeting I ever was at and Mary
and Thomas profesed Religeon
there on the 10 and will Join at
our next Meeting and be babtised
if nothing happens there was about 25 profesed Thomas
and James Cowen David James was
three of the happyest children I
ever saw I haint went to preaching
Much sens last fall sens it was sed
to me that preaching don me a heep
a good there is all ways a weight
on me when I think about going but
God made me to rejois last week
in his love God has answerd our
prayers for our dear children I
expect they will hav a protracted
meeting at the Baptis meeting house
the men says there is a great prospect
of peas now and I hope peas will be
Made so you can come home
I had a mess of simblins for supper
dont you wish you had some
they say that they went on with a row
of deserters tied two together as long
as from here to John Cowens I got a
letter from your brother Henry he
sed he wanted to see you and sed
for me to send you howdy for him he
is in 4 miles of you the Measels is
raging in this neighbourhood
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the baby has taken a start to grow
it is very pretty and smart
the children all dose very well
I will send you something to eat by
Jery Walker I haint got no eggs if
I had I would send you some
the two last letters you wrote
you commenced several things
and dident finish them and I
dont no what you ment
I want you to see Hamp Cowen
and rent this place for me and
let me know soon and by the
rent for me if you can Hamp told
me to write to him but you can
do better than I can I heard that
you had camp Measels
I think the crows & squirells
will eat up my corn
I looked hard for a letter by
Higgins but dident get it the
last letter I hav had was dated 25
July I know your are mad or you
would hav sent one by Louis or Higins
and I aint going to write no moor
till I do get an answer I did not
think of Making you mad
George Pinkney has had a sevear
atact of Croup this week but is
some better now I wish I had a
drink of your good coffee if any
one comes send me a letter if you
pleas and I will kiss you when
I see you oh Lord hav Mercy
on My Dear husband spare his
life to get home bless him with
health shield him from all harm
and danger I pray for you every
day and Night to be spared to
get home and I believe you
will live to come ight before
long I know that you see hard
times but put your trust in God
[???] able to save you and
I beleive Martha Poteet to Francis Poteet
farwell