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Andrew F. Davis papers, January-October 1863

09_1863-02-20-Page 01

Murfreesboro Tnn. Feb 20, 1863 
Mrs Sarah Davis 
My dear wife 
It has been over one week since I wrote to you and I have been putting it off from day to day in hopes of getting pay before writing but still it does not come so I will write now and then write again when it does come which will be next monday if nothing happens as we signed the rolls this evening for two months and that is all we will get now but are promised more in a week or two, but we haved been promised that several times before but the week or two always turned out to be from two to four months. but I hope it will not be so this time for I need every dollar that is now due me to be able to meet my obligations. I only get $205.25 cts this time as they keep back 3 percent of it for war tax.  
the boys that I borrowed the money of at the last pay day needs their money but I will only pay them half which will be $100.00 And then I will have to pay my comisary bill out of what I have left and some other small debts which I owe and then send you all I can. I am sorry that you are so much pushed for money but I cannot help it and you must do the best you can until I can send more. Who are you doctoring with that you have to be obliged to pay them so soon. I expect that Capt McCutcheon will start home in a day or two after pay day and if so I must send the money (what little I do send) by him but I don't know certain. I expect to send my big trunk by him so that you can get it and take it home with you provided he gets there before you start and by the way you had better put off going a few days if he does not get there before the time you had set to Start. I am surprised to hear of you being able to do as much work as you do. And I am fear ful that if some

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Murfreesboro Tnn. Feb 20, 1863 Mrs Sarah Davis My dear wife It has been over one week since I wrote to you and I have been putting it off from day to day in hopes of getting pay before writing but still it does not come so I will write now and then write again when it does come which will be next monday if nothing happens as we signed the rolls this evening for two months and that is all we will get now but are promised more in a week or two, but we haved been promised that several times before but the week or two always turned out to be from two to four months. but I hope it will not be so this time for I need every dollar that is now due me to be able to meet my obligations. I only get $205.25 cts this time as they keep back 3 percent of it for war tax. the boys that I borrowed the money of at the last pay day needs their money but I will only pay them half which will be $100.00 And then I will have to pay my comisary bill out of what I have left and some other small debts which I owe and then send you all I can. I am sorry that you are so much pushed for money but I cannot help it and you must do the best you can until I can send more. Who are you doctoring with that you have to be obliged to pay them so soon. I expect that Capt McCutcheon will start home in a day or two after pay day and if so I must send the money (what little I do send) by him but I don't know certain. I expect to send my big trunk by him so that you can get it and take it home with you provided he gets there before you start and by the way you had better put off going a few days if he does not get there before the time you had set to Start. I am surprised to hear of you being able to do as much work as you do. And I am fear ful that if some