H F Scarborough
Camp Ashby
March 9, [18]64
Dear Wife
I received yous of the 28th Feb last Thursday evening__ about two hours before Lt Girly arrived__ he has not
said any thing to me about his care at home__ and I have no idea that he will __
he appears as friendly as he ever did__ he comes down and stays with us of a night__
and took dinner with us last Sunday__ I do not expect to mention it to him__ and
as he is married I desire the matter to rest where it is __ though I shall take back
nothing I have said__ there is no news here of much interest here__ there seems to be some excitement concerning the currency
question the most of persons holding confederate money is funding them for bonds__
I spoke in my last letter to you about yours and told you to consult Addison about
it__ all you have on hand at the end of the month will be dis=counted thirty three
and a third cents= on the dollar__ If you have not used it and cannot buy corn with
it__ If you can send it to me I will try to get it in five dollar bills for you__
or if you can spare the money you can take up the note that I owe Whit Clark__ though
I do not wish you to understand that I want the note taken up unless you you have no use for the money__ Frank Pickett is at home now and if you get this letter before he starts back
you can send the money to me by him if you see proper to send it his time is out
next Tuesday__ he will probably start back mondey__ you can get Addison to see him
for you if you have not sold the cotton you had better keep it until after the first
of Apl unless you can get corn for it__ write whether any arrangements is made for
you to make a crop or not__ If you have no one hired con you spare me some meat__
our rations is very short__ this leaves me well__ I remain your affectionate Husband
H F Scarborough
I will send you some pens next letter
H F S
[Transcribed by Stacy Bryant, June 2005]
[Edited by Tina Bernath, June 2006]
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