1864
     Chattnooga march 20th
	        Dear Sister
     I now take my pen
in hand again to
rite you a few lines
I rote you three or fore 
days a go but do not
know wether you will
get it or now thare
has been a little brake
on the rail road.
morgan capurd one of 
our trains betwen here
and nashville about the
time i rote to you before
so i thought i would rite
a short letter to day
I Just recd a letter
from mr Mcomber today
he rote that he was
over to your house and

he said you got the
letter that had the
receit in I rote for
a box in my other –
letter for you to direct
was you did my letters
but if you have not
sent it you can send
to chattnooga tenn
I am well and have
been a visiting today
over to the twenty first
i saw thair Ed warners
wifes brother their he
was well the old solger
says that we have
got over the worst
of our time for sickness
now if I dont see any
worse time than i
have seen on the a count
of sickness i shall feell
pretty well

you must rite often
and i shall do the
same I cant think
of any thing more
recd this from
[yow?] Brother
	Solomon Hardenberg
          to
         Catherine Baker