Requests that he ask Shurer to come visit him at the hospital. Asks Powers to look after his children if he does not survive. Includes envelope. Transcription: Foundry Ar. S. General Hosp. Lou[Louisville] Ky Jan. 9. / 64 Capt. Powers Dear Sir I am in this Hospital Sick and will you be So kind as to tell Sheurer to come and See me at this hospital for I would be glad to see him I verry bad with the Chron. Diarheea and I dont think that I will Live Long I am So weak that I Cant sit up in bed I have been Sick About five weeks Capt if I get Back Home will you take care of my Children fo
Requests that he ask Shurer to come visit him at the hospital. Asks Powers to look after his children if he does not survive. Includes envelope. Transcription: Foundry Ar. S. General Hosp. Lou[Louisville] Ky Jan. 9. / 64 Capt. Powers Dear Sir I am in this Hospital Sick and will you be So kind as to tell Sheurer to come and See me at this hospital for I would be glad to see him I verry bad with the Chron. Diarheea and I dont think that I will Live Long I am So weak that I Cant sit up in bed I have been Sick About five weeks Capt if I get Back Home will you take care of my Children for they will need Some good person to take care of them And Also write to me As Soon As you Can and Let me know what you can do for them And please tell Fred Sheurer if he Can possibly Come at all to come as Soon as he can for I know it would be of great Help to me they are all strangers here in the hospital to me and I think if I had some person here with that I knew I Could get along better I think. Well Dear friend I will close by Requsting you to write soon as possible Adress Foundry Ar. S. General Hospital Louisville Ky From Your Effectionate friend Thomas Stevens Title: Letter signed Thomas Stevens, Foundry General Hospital, Louisville, Ky., to Captain Powers [Pinkney L. Powers], January 9, 1864 . 9 January 1864. Stevens, Thomas
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