H F Scarborough
Camp Ashby
March 23 186[4]
Dear Wife
I have received two letters from you since I have written to you__ one dated 27
Feb and the other dated 17th March which I received day before yesterday evening__ I was very glad to hear that
you and the children was all well__ I should have wrote to you before now++ But
have not had the chance__ I have been at work on a detail__ clearing a place fore
a garden fer the last two weeks__ I wrote in my last that I would send you some pens
when I wrote again__ but I have not been able to buy them__ I have no small change
and I cannot buy any thing in Savanah unless [I] have the right change__ you must
therefore make out the best you can until I can get them__ Capt Brooks has gone to
town to day and has carried all the large bills for the men that wants change to try
to get them off__ I sent $20 by him__ You stated that you had sent your money to
Eufaula to get Bonds__ you done right about it; though I fear the land will not be
worth much to you I am sorry to hear that you could not buy any corn__ and sorry
also that your prospect is so few per a [---] but perhaps it is all for the best__
If you have not had the cotton gined you had better get it gined if you can__ If
not have it put in some place where it will keep dry and let it stay until you need
the money it will bring__ write to me whether John will have to go to the war or
not__ and whether Dr Farrier has gone or not__ we got the apples Amanda sent Franklin__
I am glad you are going to send me some meat__ If you had it to spare__ It was best
to send it by Eufaula__ and [if] you have not sent it before you get [this] [you]
better have it expressed__ Lt Girly and my [self] has had a friendly conversation
about the [tales] that were told him but I have not had time to tell you now what he said__ I have [at] his request wrote to Susan__ and
I wrote to Addisa also__ until we what they have to say about it__ it is needless
for me to say that I want to see you and the children__ I hope the Lord will spare
us to meet again__ Your affectionate Husband
H F Scarborough
Farewell
[Transcribed by Stacy Bryant, June 2005]
[Edited by Tina Bernath, June 2006]
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