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Camp Zollicoffer Ten Sept the 16 186[2]
Dear Parents

As L Tritt is going to start
home to knight I thought I
would write you afiew lines in anseer to
yours of the 12 which was received
wit gred pleasure I was glad to hear
that you was well and doing the best
you could I havent any thing of inte
rest to write more than we are
tollerable well at present I my self
am not well I have the worst Cold
that I Eaver had in my life and I
Cough my self nearley to death
but I hink [think] that I will be well
in afiew day If I was just at
home to help you seede and take fodd
I would be so glad but you kno
-w that it is not my fault I want
you to do the bes you can for you
self for I don’t know when
I will get to come hom it
is all that I can do to wait when

I begin to think about home for
I can hardly see the lines one my
pape and you may guuess the cause
Father if you havent soaled any
sock I want you to have the hyest
price that is going but what eaver
you do dont sell any corn at any
price for you will kneed it if my
mare re eye is well I exspect that
you had better sell he hur if you
can for I think it doutful about the
come –ing hom I wont you to write
how eavrey thing is comeing one f
if the mules has come home or not
and if you hav sold my Cattle
and for how mutch for I am ancious
to know The weather is as warm
now as it was in August Mother I
will send my likeness to you and
Father by Tritt S So I mus Close
give Res spects to All the friends
no more but Remaines your sone till Death
N E & M A E     T B Edmon

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