Unknown letter to "Dear Farther," 1862-05-29

Unknown letter to "Dear Farther," 1862-05-29

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

[?], "neare Charlestown," to "Dear Farther," n.p. Explains why he did not send items of clothing with Capt. Hite; he is sorry that Wil was "publish as a deserter;" and tells of various "messes" he has gotten into. [Purchased from C. J. Carrier, Bridgewater, Va., Jan. 1939], 2 pp. AL, incomplete.

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Civil War Collection, 1856-1938, Mss. 39.1 C76, Box 2, Folder 1

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1862-05-29

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Mss.39.1C76.011

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May 29 1862

Neare Charlestown

Deare Farther

I did not get my things
sent by F. Hite as I in ten to
for when we were campt below
Windchester we was fixing to start
a way and did not no wich way we
was going up or down the road
and Capt hite said he would
follow us eny way we should go
but in place of that we turned
off to the Right and he did
not follow us. but [strike-through] I want to
sent a overcoat and some other
things by him but I will
send by some [strike-through] other some other tine.
I was sorry to heare that
Wil was publish as a deserter.
You rote to me that he/you
feard something of the sort and
I got a breath o fit hear but
all the tine that we did not
here from him I had not
the first dout about [strike-through] but that
he was all right. I knew that
he was engaged in some buis-
ness some [strike-through] and I was glad that
he was out of this kind of servis
and let him to keep out
of it as lomg as he can. I just
received your letter of the 21 and
you spoke of my mess. I have
left that mess. I found out
that the [strike-through] I had got in to the
rong Shop. every one of them
had lice and all cursed. I got
out honrably and I got in to
a nother mess of 5 they
Andy Wilkison Blak Smith and my old Millitia Capt
Capt Shumat and his Brother
Who is at home now sick. Capt Sumats
a Blacksmith and Capt Horon a Millitia Capt.