tells of local news, the weather, and the sudden death of Math. Mat also refers to Math's death. Includes envelope. Transcription: Oakhurst July 5th 63 Dear Brother It has been so long since I have written a letter that I have almost forgotten how to begin. It has been very wet for two weeks rained evry day. we finished our wheat and rye last friday. We have our corn to work once yet we had preaching in Kimberlys house this morning Mr Mitchel preached. Jerry I suppose you have herd of Math ?s Death by this time it was a very sudden one but I do not wish him back I think he is better off
tells of local news, the weather, and the sudden death of Math. Mat also refers to Math's death. Includes envelope. Transcription: Oakhurst July 5th 63 Dear Brother It has been so long since I have written a letter that I have almost forgotten how to begin. It has been very wet for two weeks rained evry day. we finished our wheat and rye last friday. We have our corn to work once yet we had preaching in Kimberlys house this morning Mr Mitchel preached. Jerry I suppose you have herd of Math ?s Death by this time it was a very sudden one but I do not wish him back I think he is better off we are. Mat wrote and gave you the particulars. It is very lonely since he has gone, It has been almost a month since I received your letter I have commenced two or three letters but failed evry time I thought I would write this time if it was but a short one I will try and give you along one in a few days. The folks in general are all well. the cloudy weather gave Father a pain in his head the rest of us are well We all send mutch love to you and Brown your affectionate Brother Tallman Dear Jerry I wrote you a long letter a few days ago, giving all the particulars of Maths death I hope you will get it if not I will write all again he has gone safe to heaven, every day I feel more thankful to the Lord for taking him, his life was such a burden to him. I told you in one of my letters that aunt Mary and Georgie were here. they are in Allen Gardner ?s house now, they want Bill Smiths place. are a little afraid to buy, aunt Mary is very sick now I am afraid she will not get over it. Mother is there to day, I am alone I wish you could stop in and take dinner with me. I like Georgie so much, Mother wrote you a few days after the reception of yours John was at Pilot Knob the last letter he wrote. I had a letter from Stewart a day or two ago he is at Vicksburg I wish you could find him, he is in Gen Tuttles[James M. Tuttle] Div 11th Mo Inf Capt Co K in rear of V ? g. he said he
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