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Wiley Parris to Jane Parris, February 6, 1862

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  • In a letter of February 6, 1862, Wiley Parris writes to his wife Jane in reply to her recent letter. He comments on her news of having hired a "boy" to help with the farm work. He also gives details of his activities while on duty, describing recent skirmishes between pickets on both sides.
  • febuary the 6 1862 Camp Lee grahamville South Carolina dear wife it is with pleasur that I avail my Self of the presant opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know that I am well at this time hoping thes lines will find you in the best of health I received a leter las monday Evening which gave mee great sattis faction to hear from you that you Still had bin well you Stated that you had hird a boy to Stay with you tel I Come home and you wanted to now som thing about making a Crop you Can put him to Sprouting and Cleaning up grond tel time to plow Sow down the all the ould ______ [?] pece in oats and get redy for plowing as son as the weather will do I Started a leter last monday morning and I want to now what days my leters gits thar I have bin writing every Sunday and the leter leaves her on monday now tel mee what day you git them and I will now when to rite I Can in form you that we have had now fite yet but the yankes Came out nite befor last and kild one of the pickets and Cripeld another but not our men the was horsemen that was about tel miles from her and one of the pickets kild three yankes and the yankes went back in the Iland I Cant tel you when we wil git off I think we fill [?] git off a ginst fifteen of April I Can in form you that we have not drawd any mor money yet and I don’t now when we will you will haft to hire som man to Chop up your bigest logs and to plow the first day for I am a frad that the boy will let my horse runaway I want you to pay Cope that note and less the note it was eight dollas some sents and what I owe him on the books you Can let that a lone tel I com home and I want you to git that note I give T T S Sherrel the health of our men is godd at this time we have one in the hospitel and we are looking for him in Camp tl tel Mr grimes that justus is well and harty I want you to write how your Corn holds out I have nothing Strang to write at this time mor then I want to See you very bad and the time seams long to mee but in two months mor I think I will be on the road home and if I haft to Stay my time out it will Soon run off now I have not bin weat Sence I left Ashville I have bin on picket on time and one time mor will do mee tel my time is out I don’t see any prospect of a fite though we Can hear the Cannas evry weake and some times mor all of the Connection well So nothing mor at this time onley I remain your affectionat husband un tel death Wiley Parris to Jane Parris Jane Parris
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  • In a letter of February 6, 1862, Wiley Parris writes to his wife Jane in reply to her recent letter. He comments on her news of having hired a "boy" to help with the farm work. He also gives details of his activities while on duty, describing recent skirmishes between pickets on both sides.
  • febuary the 6 1862 Camp Lee grahamville South Carolina dear wife it is with pleasur that I avail my Self of the presant opportunity of writing you a few lines to let you know that I am well at this time hoping thes lines will find you in the best of health I received a leter las monday Evening which gave mee great sattis faction to hear from you that you Still had bin well you Stated that you had hird a boy to Stay with you tel I Come home and you wanted to now som thing about making a Crop you Can put him to Sprouting and Cleaning up grond tel time to plow Sow down the all the ould ______ [?] pece in oats and get redy for plowing as son as the weather will do I Started a leter last monday morning and I want to now what days my leters gits thar I have bin writing every Sunday and the leter leaves her on monday now tel mee what day you git them and I will now when to rite I Can in form you that we have had now fite yet but the yankes Came out nite befor last and kild one of the pickets and Cripeld another but not our men the was horsemen that was about tel miles from her and one of the pickets kild three yankes and the yankes went back in the Iland I Cant tel you when we wil git off I think we fill [?] git off a ginst fifteen of April I Can in form you that we have not drawd any mor money yet and I don’t now when we will you will haft to hire som man to Chop up your bigest logs and to plow the first day for I am a frad that the boy will let my horse runaway I want you to pay Cope that note and less the note it was eight dollas some sents and what I owe him on the books you Can let that a lone tel I com home and I want you to git that note I give T T S Sherrel the health of our men is godd at this time we have one in the hospitel and we are looking for him in Camp tl tel Mr grimes that justus is well and harty I want you to write how your Corn holds out I have nothing Strang to write at this time mor then I want to See you very bad and the time seams long to mee but in two months mor I think I will be on the road home and if I haft to Stay my time out it will Soon run off now I have not bin weat Sence I left Ashville I have bin on picket on time and one time mor will do mee tel my time is out I don’t see any prospect of a fite though we Can hear the Cannas evry weake and some times mor all of the Connection well So nothing mor at this time onley I remain your affectionat husband un tel death Wiley Parris to Jane Parris Jane Parris

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