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_______ [?] July 6th 1863
Dear parents & family
It is with much
plisure I set down to answer your
very kind letters which I received
some time ago but circumstances
have been such that I have not
answered you. but when I give you
my reasons I know you will admit
they are plausable. I was trying to
fin up my matters to pay you a
visit and did succeed in starting
got as far as Webster intended going in
the hack as evry boddy men so bring [?]
in their crop I did not want to
trouble any person to carry me out
when [?] I their fore concluded to go with
the mail to Maj. Brindles But when I
reached Webster waited for the eaving
mail I Sadly disapointed as their
was a gentleman already with the mail
going on to Asheville So I had to give
it up. but I expect it was the best
for me as I was attacked very

suddenly the next day with Deoneah [?] on flun [?]
from which I suffer extreamely for too
weeks I was glad I did not get off for
I would have been attacted on the road
but I have recovered from my spell
have a sevear cold now but hope I will
soon be well. I was glad to here from
you all but sorry to here of Mothers bad
health hope ene this she is enjoying good
health I received a letter from brother
B. F E a few weeks ago he & B.B. wer well
I answered them too weeks ago hope they may
get my letter Dear parents you can
scearsely imagine my feelings now
I am so uneasy I cant rest day nor
night I have not heard from Doc E.
in nearly four weekes he was sick
when he wrote me last Oh I scearsely
know how to contain my self their
has been no letter to this offs from
that Regt since the Yankes made their
raid in E Tenn I fear their is something
rong but I trust not you know we
are always ready to look at the dark
side of the picture I must close how is
Dollie & her little _____ coming on has
Thomas come home I may go to see you
in too or three weeks your daughter Maggie Edmonston

[Front page, notation along side:]
give
my love
to all the
family
tell Addie
she must
pardon me
for not
answering
her letter
I thought
I would go
out soon
Maggie
write soon
M E

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