H F Scarborough
Camp Ashby July 24 ‘63
Dear Wife
I received you letter of 18th yesterday__ I also reed the one of the 14th 4 or 5 days ago_ I was (as I always am) truly glad to hear from you__ in your
letter of the 14th, was a few lines from Polly [Anna] and a few lines from Amanda__ I am glad to see
that they think enough of me to write to me__ tell them that I rejoice to hear that
they remember me in their prayers__ I trust their prayers will be heard__ and as
I have expressed to you in former letter__ that I have no doubt_ but that the Lord
will remember me__ at last my faith is such as to believe that he will__ Amanda scolds
me some fer not writing to her__ I think I write about as much to her as she does
to me__ it is true I do not direct any letter to any person but yourself except on
business, though when I write I intend it for all the family conection who may inquire
after me__ tell Polly Anna I will write about Franklin whenever I write and think
of it__ and if I neglect to say any thing about him__ that she may know_ the he is
well__ he is very well now I am not entirely well yet thought a good deal better__
we have received no orders to go to Charles ton yet__ and if the enemy makes no further movements__ it is likely we will not__
ther has been no fighting there since Saturdy__ should any thing more than common
happen I will write to you immediately__ You asked to know if I heard from Bro Daniel
since the fall of Vicksburg__ I have not heard a word from him since nor for some
time before__ you say that you want me to send Amanda a pair of cards if I can get
them for thirteen dollars. I wish that I could get them for that but I cannot__ they
are worth thirty dollars in Sav the way I happened to get mine is this__ Turner
Johnson got hold of some dog skins and some goat skins and sent to the card factory
and got three pr and let have one__ they cost me six dollars at the factory__ they
cannot be bought for money__ they only change them for skins__ dogs skins are preferable
though goat or sheep skins will do they pay for the hides according to size they
pay about 20cts for a piece 4 by ten inches and sell the cards at six dollars a pr
the full value of the cards has to be paid in skins__ if Amanda can buy four large
hides and send to me I will try to get her a pr of cards__ send more if she can get
them__ but no less than four will not do__ I sent today and got the needles for
you to day which you will find enclosed__ the man I sent by forgot the pens I will send them
as quick as I can get them__ I hope this will find you and the children all well
Your affectionate Husband
H F Scarborough
[Transcribed by Stacy Bryant, June 2005]
[Edited by Tina Bernath, June 2006]
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