Georgia, Union County 

 December 21, 1862 



Dear wife, I take my pen 

 in hand to let you know 

 that I am well at this 

 time. Hoping these few lines 

 may come safe to hand and 

 find you and all the rest 

 enjoying the same blessing. 

 I can say to you that 

 we are not going to start 

 til' after Christmas. I 

 am sorry that I did not 

 know it, I could have stayed 

 with you a few more days. 

 I got a pair of shoe leathers 

 and a pair of half soles 



I paid $3 and 50 cents 

 for the leather. I am going 

 To make me a new pair of 

 shoes and take with me 

 and I am going to half 

 sole and patch my boots. 

 I have got nary blanket 

 But i will have 

 one before I leave. Charley 

 paid me $5 dollars. I got 



my watch from (?). He 



said Suten (?) charged $ 6 dollars 

 and he told Mike that 

 Suten charged $5 and 50 cents 

 and Ruben (?) charged 50 cents 

 for going after it. I paid 



him $5 dollars and 

 I will pay him the 

 balance when Charley 

 pays me the balance. I 

 will take with me for 

 fear I will need it. I 

 Sent and got that 

 knife and nine balls and 

 he claimed the knife but 

 he sent it to me. He asked 

 if I was at home. Maren (?) 

 told him I was. He says 

 well if I was a mind 

 to tell a lie about 

 it he would send them 

 to me. He is a rascal. He 

 said I give him the knife 



but I did not give him 

 The balls. I sent him 

 word back that he was 

 a infernal liar, that I 

 had give him the rest of 

 the things as much as the 

 knife. I give Jason the durk(?) 

 knife and that knife I got 

 from you for his knife. 

 Catherine, I want you to 

 write to me as soon as you 

 get this and put them 

 watch keys in the letter. 

 Direct your letter to Mill 

 Creek. Catherine, I am sorry 

 that I did not stay longer 

 but I did not know. God bless 



you. 



C. D. Epps C. S. Epps 



