David S Morgan Letter#7


		June the 7th
                      lexington  Ky

Dear and most respected Wife
  I seat myself this beutiful saturday morning to let you no that I am well though I am 
not as stout as comon yet  but I feel well  I hope his will find you all well and in good 
spirits  Now Rachel begin to wont to hear from you  the last letter I got from was the 
16th of last month  B B Decker promised to send your letters that come to the Reg
to me but I have not got any yet  now I cant tell how long I will stay here yet  I cant
tell what the Reg is going to do  we can hear that it is coming back but it will take 
time to prove these things  Now Rachel tomorrow will be 7 months sence we was 
sworn in to the service  god alone can tell what 7 months more will bring about  it
my bring peace and harmony  i hope it will  I dont think this great strugle will last 
through another winter  my prayer is and has ben that it my come to a speeedy close  
the time begins to seam long to stay away from you  I often think of you and the children  
I often pray for you  I often dream of you  that makes me feel sad to dream of seeing 
and being with you all athome and then awake and find my self far away  but thare is a 
better day a coming  thank god    Now Rachel my object in riting this little letter is to 
let you no that we are going to start our overcoats home today  we will express them 
to orleans  Richard Kearby(1) and J.W. Simmons(2) rote to thoms Harris yesterdayt to come 
to orleans and get them  I send my White Blanket overcoat  Roundabout and cap and 
in the midle of all my profile and some more little accouterments  I hope you will get 
them  tha are rolled up and the blanket on the outside with my name on it  Now Rachel 
rite and let me no whether you have got your money or not and give me all the news you 
can  rite every thing that you think will interrest me  dont rote so much about me coming 
home for thare is no chance for me to come now  you must grin and bare it  if I was at 
home I would just be in the way for we have got so lazy we cant work  so no more on 
this  I think I will rite to Brother Mickler tomorrow  tell Mack to rite  Now the cars is 
going out from here this morning on double quick to louisville and cincinnatti  I must 
close  Still pray for your unwrthy husban  I often think of the many happy moments 
we have spent together around the famley alter
farewell for this time
					David S to Rachel Morgan
  
* as always, I do not correct the spelling or change the text.
(1) Probably Richard L. Kearby, Company G
(2) Probably John W. Simmons, Company G.

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