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Scotsville Ky Nov 6th 1862 
Mrs. Sarah Davis 
Dear Wife 
On the 3rd of this month I received yours of the 29 ult and on the afternoon of the 4th I Seated myself to answer it but just as I commenced the bugle Sounded for us to get ready to march So I had to defer it until the present; We ware then at Glasgow, now we are at Scottsville 25 miles towards Nashville from Glasgow.  We was there 3 days.  We come here last night but do not know how long we will Stay but not long I think.  There was some things in your letter that I was Sorry to hear and that was that you had come to the conclusion not to remain in Liberty and that you had left our things in the Situation that you did as they are very liable to Spoil by being packed So long and are also liable to be pilfered; but I suppose you and your people thought it would be better as it is and as it is now done I will Say no more on the Subject.  I am Sorry to hear that your own and the babes health are both So poor.  As to yourself you can now rest yourself if you will not work too hard and by that means regain your health again. The babe I hope will get well as soon as She gets teeth.  We received 2 months pay on the 3rd but I did not Send any to you and I will tell you the reason and also what I done with it.  If you recollect when we quit the Store at Billingsville Wm Mount owed us quite a large bill and we put his account in on a debt to Thos. Sharp & Co. at Cincinnati.  Well he never paid it and Since I have been away, Sharp & Co. got a judgement against Van & me for something over one hundred dollars and got out an execution against Van, and he wrote to me concerning and the Sheriff took the responsibility to await on us and not go to extreams.  So I sent Van $50.00 to pay on it Then you wrote that Dutch Freds house and lot could be bought for $700.00 and I did not want to loose that bargain So I got enough money of the boys in the Company to make $300.00 which I Sent to Henry Husted and empowered him to buy the property if he could get it on the following terms, $300.00 down $200.00

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Scotsville Ky Nov 6th 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis Dear Wife On the 3rd of this month I received yours of the 29 ult and on the afternoon of the 4th I Seated myself to answer it but just as I commenced the bugle Sounded for us to get ready to march So I had to defer it until the present; We ware then at Glasgow, now we are at Scottsville 25 miles towards Nashville from Glasgow. We was there 3 days. We come here last night but do not know how long we will Stay but not long I think. There was some things in your letter that I was Sorry to hear and that was that you had come to the conclusion not to remain in Liberty and that you had left our things in the Situation that you did as they are very liable to Spoil by being packed So long and are also liable to be pilfered; but I suppose you and your people thought it would be better as it is and as it is now done I will Say no more on the Subject. I am Sorry to hear that your own and the babes health are both So poor. As to yourself you can now rest yourself if you will not work too hard and by that means regain your health again. The babe I hope will get well as soon as She gets teeth. We received 2 months pay on the 3rd but I did not Send any to you and I will tell you the reason and also what I done with it. If you recollect when we quit the Store at Billingsville Wm Mount owed us quite a large bill and we put his account in on a debt to Thos. Sharp & Co. at Cincinnati. Well he never paid it and Since I have been away, Sharp & Co. got a judgement against Van & me for something over one hundred dollars and got out an execution against Van, and he wrote to me concerning and the Sheriff took the responsibility to await on us and not go to extreams. So I sent Van $50.00 to pay on it Then you wrote that Dutch Freds house and lot could be bought for $700.00 and I did not want to loose that bargain So I got enough money of the boys in the Company to make $300.00 which I Sent to Henry Husted and empowered him to buy the property if he could get it on the following terms, $300.00 down $200.00