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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863
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Murfreesboro Tenn June 1, 1863 Mrs Sarah Davis My dear wife Your long looked for letter of May 21st come to hand today and I must Say that I was much grieved at the intelligence which it contained as I had hoped that old Story of bad health with you was at an end but its seems my hopes ware not to be realized. And I deeply feel and grieve over your Severe Suffering. But I See no way at present for one to mitigate or relieve your Suffering. And all I can council is to take good care of yourself and do try for once in your life and See if you cannot get along without working like a galley Slave, and recollect that you have tried it Several times to do too much work and in evry case have failed and you must remember that your System will not Stand many more such Strains. Therefore do be careful. You Speak about my hearing of your sickness. I heard nothg of it until last night Luther Beaver received a letter which merely Stated that Mrs Davis had been sick and that was all. It did not State whether it was you or mother that was sick In looking over the paper last night I saw a letter advertsed for me in the Murfreesboro P.O. and I called for it this morning and foind it to be a Notice from the Express office at Louisville Stating that my Sword was there but it would not be sent on until the charges ware paid which was $1.50. The notice was written the 5 of May but as we get all our letters at the Regimental P.O. I never though of enquiring there for it until I saw the advertisement. I put the Amount due in a letter
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Murfreesboro Tenn June 1, 1863 Mrs Sarah Davis My dear wife Your long looked for letter of May 21st come to hand today and I must Say that I was much grieved at the intelligence which it contained as I had hoped that old Story of bad health with you was at an end but its seems my hopes ware not to be realized. And I deeply feel and grieve over your Severe Suffering. But I See no way at present for one to mitigate or relieve your Suffering. And all I can council is to take good care of yourself and do try for once in your life and See if you cannot get along without working like a galley Slave, and recollect that you have tried it Several times to do too much work and in evry case have failed and you must remember that your System will not Stand many more such Strains. Therefore do be careful. You Speak about my hearing of your sickness. I heard nothg of it until last night Luther Beaver received a letter which merely Stated that Mrs Davis had been sick and that was all. It did not State whether it was you or mother that was sick In looking over the paper last night I saw a letter advertsed for me in the Murfreesboro P.O. and I called for it this morning and foind it to be a Notice from the Express office at Louisville Stating that my Sword was there but it would not be sent on until the charges ware paid which was $1.50. The notice was written the 5 of May but as we get all our letters at the Regimental P.O. I never though of enquiring there for it until I saw the advertisement. I put the Amount due in a letter
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