Letter from
Nancy E. Crumley
to her husband
Leander F. Crumley
November 23rd, 1862

My Dear Husband

It is with pleasure I write you a few line to let you know that we are all well at present hoping these lines will find you well. I received a letter from you last Sunday and then one last Wednesday I was glad to hear that you was well I would have written last mail but I got you letter and you said for me not to write till you wrote for me to write and now I will do the best I can I got the money you sen to me by Bruce I got 2 20’s and 2 10’s you want to know whether I have enough of corn to do me or not I have not got near enough to do me if I could get that from

(pg 2) Warwick I would have a plenty to do me I’ve not got any place to go to yet Marion has written to Emily to tell me in his name that I have to leave here and he will stand by her side as long as he lives and for her to let me have my share of the fodder he says that Emily wrote to him that I did not help pull all the fodder that I quit before it was done it is a mistake me and my two boys pulled half of all the fodder and you can tell Marion so and now she wont let me have any but the 4th and I have not took any You wanted me to give all the news "now for it" Curtis Ledford (Senior) and Harriette Dooly was married last Thrusday was a week ago and she staid with him two nights and then left him Uncle Brink Jackson was married some time ago to Sarah Watters (roper)

(pg 3) Bud will know who it is Robert Westmorland was buried last Monday He was one of your Company I have you a pair of pants and a pair of socs and I want you to come for the if you can Fathers folks is all well Ab Houstons little Tom Frank died last week they take it very hard Andy Ledford has got two letter from Curtis he got one yesterday he was at Ringgold GA he was improving slowly tell Fayette if he want to write to him direct

(pg 4) to him at Braggs Hospital Ringgold Ga tell Fayette and Elbert that there wives and little boys is well and getting on finely Warren come back from market as I wrote to you before and is now gone again and I cant tell you where we will move till he comes back Johny Adams was brought home dead last night was a week ago I have nothing more of interest to write so I will close for this time Strive to live right

                                                                 You loving wife as ever
                                                                                  Nancy E. Crumly

 To L F Crumly

submitted by Christine Crumley Brown

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