Wednesday eve, Feb 4th

Dear husband,

I have been up to the basement a little while tonight, Libby Peck was here to tea and I had to go with her (she wished me to send her love to you) I didn’t stay but a short time, because I wanted to finish my letter to you, and I felt afraid I should take more cold up there, I have a hard cold in my head, which you know is very uncomfortable. Louise is about as she has been for several days, not sick, but worrisome, but I will try and get along with that as well as I can and be content if she don’t get sick.

It has been a

Stafford Court House, VA, Feb 4th

Dear Wife,

Again I take pencil to perform my oft repeated obligation of writing a few lines; I have written you so many and such long letters that it is a wonder to me what they are all about, I dare say one is but the repetition of another and I would advise you to burn all but one.

We have built a hut but it is not very tight and the weather is very cold but I have not suffered much, it is hard for those that go out on picket but I don’t go except when the whole Company goes and that is not often.

We sent out from the Co. about

Mt. Carmel, Tuesday eve, Feb 3rd/63

My dear Husband,

I thought I would write some tonight, but think likely I shan’t mail it tomorrow. I feel rather stale, although my cold is I hope some better, my throat is better than it was last night, I have taken Cayenne Pepper in the way I told you of in my last letter, and think it has helped me.

I don’t think baby is any better of her cold, her throat looks quite sore today. I am very sorry she should have got such a cold when cutting teeth, I have no idea how she took it, but I hope she will get through it without being sick, I was trying to

Mt. Carmel, Sabbath morn, Feb 1/63

Much loved Husband,

I am going to commence my letter this morning. Mother has gone to church, I don’t think I shall go today. I don’t feel very well, I have a hard cold coming, and a head ache.

I didn’t rest much last night for baby was restless, she is cutting more double teeth, and has a cold. I hope she won’t make sick of it, but she is quite worrisome, she gets along very well awhile in the morning ‘till she gets tired, and then she is rather fitful. I hardly think she is going to be sick, you know she has always cut teeth hard. I take the best care of