1864-08-03: Denney, Sinai Pearson, to Denney, David M., Letter |
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Ala Tala Cty Augt the 3 1864
Dear husbon I seat my self to tri to rite
you a few lines to let you hear from hom
a gane as I believe you are all ways anxious
to hear Dave this leaves me and famley well
as you could expect I am
Harty if it wornt for my back and side
and the headach I would have good
health but I am getting along very well
eney how under all surcumstances Dave
I no news to rite I am done my fodder
and have bin moveing my oats and cleaning
Out my Crib I put them in the old
Stable it did not leek and I put a flo
in it of rails and a door bord up to it til
Pa gets the chance to come down he
Stoped aud stade all the eavening
With me yesterday he said it would
Waist them bad and he thought that
Hows would do it packed full I had
Rather had them in the old house tho
is where they owght to of bin at first
But it is a bad chance to get halling
Done and I will haf to depend on pa
To hall my corn up he said he thought
I could gether the patch by the lot to some
Fair day but I dawnt no when that will
Come he thinks it all rather green but
[page 2]
Just do look hear I have fool my self out of
A letter or you one I haf to send paper for to but
You can rite on it
Thursday morning the 4 [illegible] Sister
[illegible] all well I could read your letter &
I am riding and cant rite
[page 3]
I never was as anxious to gether corn be-
fore I want to be getting readdy to sow wheat
I have not gathered nerry twin of corn yet I
have had Froney picking peas all that was
ripe Pas folks is well MFC Carter is at
home he had a hard spell and thinks his
Jaw will rise a gane Billey Stapels is
at home he can get about on crutches
his thigh was broke Tom Stapels is
killed it goes hard with Uncle Tomh\
I cant see the line nor marks
After Supper
Dave I’ve just received you kind letter by Carolde
Tom Williams fetch it to me I was glad to get it
I have bin wishing for one all the eavening
I was glad to hear that you felt better than you
had bin but sorry to hear of so much sickness
among you all but expected it but still I could
not help but be glad that you did not have so
much fightting to do I fear you will have it
eney how perhaps you could get a furlow home
if you would tri for one I would be more than
glad if you could if not that keep riting reglar that
is a heap of satisfaction to me Simpley a heap
of my lonely hours in answering them if you
see Mr Hatten tell him his wife helth is a bout
like comon and the Children is well and Mr
Tilmons famley barbrah said tell you she love to
Go to school and cold spell and her and qwearney
Hatten is in a Class together she comes home every
Friday
[page 4]
will close rite soon and of ten and
come the first chance you dawnt now how
Bad I want to see you if I could just see your
lovley face as I do in my dreams it would be
great to me barbrah is well pleased goin to
scholl and is learning I hope I will sorter wean her
Caroline and Jim Dave E gits a long finley
he says he is his pas Jim crack he
gets mad at times caws calling dawnt call him
Jim Crack he said tell pa he was sweet I
will weary you I will cwit I Remain your
loving freind and wife til death Sinai A D Denney
Object Description
Description
| Title | 1864-08-03: Denney, Sinai Pearson, to Denney, David M., Letter |
| Creator | Denney, Sinai Pearson, d. 1865 |
| LC Subject Headings |
Denney, Sinai Pearson, d. 1865 Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 37th United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
| Description | These are three letters (1864) from Denney to his wife, Sinai, and four letters (1864) from Sinai to Denney, relating family matters. |
| Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
| Date | 1864-08-03 |
| Original Format | 1 letter |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Original Item ID | RG 0209 |
| Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
| Relation With | www.american-south.org |
| Finding Aid | http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/findingaids,255 |
| Language | eng |
| File Name | Denney DM letters_1.pdf |
| Collection | Denney Family Letters, 1864 |
| Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
| Submitted by | Hicks, Joyce; Thornton, Linda; Galati, Leslie Ann; Coates, Midge |
| Transcript | [page 1] Ala Tala Cty Augt the 3 1864 Dear husbon I seat my self to tri to rite you a few lines to let you hear from hom a gane as I believe you are all ways anxious to hear Dave this leaves me and famley well as you could expect I am Harty if it wornt for my back and side and the headach I would have good health but I am getting along very well eney how under all surcumstances Dave I no news to rite I am done my fodder and have bin moveing my oats and cleaning Out my Crib I put them in the old Stable it did not leek and I put a flo in it of rails and a door bord up to it til Pa gets the chance to come down he Stoped aud stade all the eavening With me yesterday he said it would Waist them bad and he thought that Hows would do it packed full I had Rather had them in the old house tho is where they owght to of bin at first But it is a bad chance to get halling Done and I will haf to depend on pa To hall my corn up he said he thought I could gether the patch by the lot to some Fair day but I dawnt no when that will Come he thinks it all rather green but [page 2] Just do look hear I have fool my self out of A letter or you one I haf to send paper for to but You can rite on it Thursday morning the 4 [illegible] Sister [illegible] all well I could read your letter & I am riding and cant rite [page 3] I never was as anxious to gether corn be- fore I want to be getting readdy to sow wheat I have not gathered nerry twin of corn yet I have had Froney picking peas all that was ripe Pas folks is well MFC Carter is at home he had a hard spell and thinks his Jaw will rise a gane Billey Stapels is at home he can get about on crutches his thigh was broke Tom Stapels is killed it goes hard with Uncle Tomh\ I cant see the line nor marks After Supper Dave I’ve just received you kind letter by Carolde Tom Williams fetch it to me I was glad to get it I have bin wishing for one all the eavening I was glad to hear that you felt better than you had bin but sorry to hear of so much sickness among you all but expected it but still I could not help but be glad that you did not have so much fightting to do I fear you will have it eney how perhaps you could get a furlow home if you would tri for one I would be more than glad if you could if not that keep riting reglar that is a heap of satisfaction to me Simpley a heap of my lonely hours in answering them if you see Mr Hatten tell him his wife helth is a bout like comon and the Children is well and Mr Tilmons famley barbrah said tell you she love to Go to school and cold spell and her and qwearney Hatten is in a Class together she comes home every Friday [page 4] will close rite soon and of ten and come the first chance you dawnt now how Bad I want to see you if I could just see your lovley face as I do in my dreams it would be great to me barbrah is well pleased goin to scholl and is learning I hope I will sorter wean her Caroline and Jim Dave E gits a long finley he says he is his pas Jim crack he gets mad at times caws calling dawnt call him Jim Crack he said tell pa he was sweet I will weary you I will cwit I Remain your loving freind and wife til death Sinai A D Denney |
