Fulton July the 13.. 62

     Dear Brother Edd
		            I with pleasur
-re this morning sit down to
write you. It seems like along
time since we have heard from
you although we hear from you
by the other boys.
		     The folks are not
verr well Eliza has not been well
this summer. & Franc has had
the ague. Henry is at home on
a discharge furlough. he is a gain
-ing slowly. I wish that the
rest [could?] be as lucky as to come
home. I hope that you will be
better by the time that you get

this. But I cant help hope that
you may be sick along enough
to get home.
	When last we heard from
James he was sick he has not
been able to do duty since they
have been on James Island. Oh!
how I wish that all the soldiers
could be well while they are in the
army. It is bad enough for them
to be way there without being
sick. & those that have to suffer
with wounds to & there is so many
too. Poor [Verne?] has gone it is to bad
but ther is no telling when they
will have to go
		   The weather is fine
now crops look well. it has been
verry hot here for more than a
week. What will do to go into
is less than a week. Our folks
are a going to be drove with work

	their harvesting is a
coming on
^ now right a way it is all
comeing at once. Can it be you
have been gone a year it dont
seem possible I hope that you
may be home before another year
     I had a letter from Richard
Tylor last night he was well
when he wrote. said he had not
seen you since he left Yorktown
	Well Edd what kind of a 
time did you have the fourth
I want you should write & tell
me all about it. I went to
Fish Creek had a good time &
the rest of the folks went to
the Rapids. There was a
celebration at the Rapids, they said
it was an exelent oration. Albert
Burch has the ague yet We was all
to a party last friday night it
was in Mr Porters new house we
all went & carried our own supper

& had such a good time as I
never was to before to such a party
It was composed of married &
unmarried & they all seemed to
enjoy themselves. It would 
seem so good to have you all
back here once more to have
good times. My school is
pretty small now the berrys are
ripe & the folks are a keeping
there children at home to
pick them. Well Edd I cant
write much more for I must
tend to my children. Mother
will write to you & she will
write what I have left out
     They all send their love
to you & the boys. John Conly
was killed at the battle on James
island. With much love to you
all I close. Write soon and
oblige your sister Diantha

[Written on left side of Scan 4]

Edd Days folks & Perrys have got each of their mother boys 
mayube you have heard of it but I will mention it