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Camp Near Nashville Tenn 
March 13th 1862 
Mrs. Sarah Davis 
My dear wife 
After a silence of one week I again embrace the oportunity of addressing you.  Stating that I am in most excellent health and good Spirits, hoping that this will find you enjoying the same.  I have received 4 letters from you since I last wrote.  One of date Feb 27th I received 3 days since but have had no oportunity of answering it until now.  Today I received 3 more one of Feb 23 one of March 3rd and one of March 6th all of which ware gladly received; The one of Feb 23rd was in the Box which you sent me which come to hand today haveing arrived at Nashville before I did.  The contents ware in good order considering the length of time they had been on the way.  The fruit cans had leaked considerable but not to hurt any thing verry badly; The articles ware all verry welcome and in particular the pictures of the children; Those of Orrilla & Nan, I consider was excellent; That of the babe is like those of all children of its age, that is not much expression of countenance but nevertheless it is a verry good picture and by what it represents she must be very fleshy;  Tell Orrilla I received her short letter and will answer it some day as soon as I get time; Tell Nan I hope she has succeeded in longing some of the rats before this time;  Well you see by the heading of this we are at Nashville Tennisee which place we arrived at yesterday evening a little before sunset;  On the 6th inst we left Bowling Green and the 4th day that is the 11th inst we encamped 7 miles north of Nashville and remained until yesterday when we came on and as I before stated passed the City about sunset and come 3 miles South of the town and encamped, and in all probability we will remain here perhaps a month maybe more and perhaps not so long; I will say this much for Tennisee, that what part of it I have seen is as nice a country as I have ever saw.  The country is somewhat rolling but as a general thing not hilly; The soil is somewhat sandy, very black and productive; The improvements are unsurpassed by anything I have ever saw.  The farms are all  
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Well this sheet is full and I have not answered but few of your inquiries therefore I will have to defer the balance for another letter, which I will write in a day or two, when I hope to be able to send you some money.  Tell Orrilla to keep on writing to me and when her arm gets tired Stop and rest awhile and then try again. No more tonight from your affectionate husband     A. F. Davis

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Camp Near Nashville Tenn March 13th 1862 Mrs. Sarah Davis My dear wife After a silence of one week I again embrace the oportunity of addressing you. Stating that I am in most excellent health and good Spirits, hoping that this will find you enjoying the same. I have received 4 letters from you since I last wrote. One of date Feb 27th I received 3 days since but have had no oportunity of answering it until now. Today I received 3 more one of Feb 23 one of March 3rd and one of March 6th all of which ware gladly received; The one of Feb 23rd was in the Box which you sent me which come to hand today haveing arrived at Nashville before I did. The contents ware in good order considering the length of time they had been on the way. The fruit cans had leaked considerable but not to hurt any thing verry badly; The articles ware all verry welcome and in particular the pictures of the children; Those of Orrilla & Nan, I consider was excellent; That of the babe is like those of all children of its age, that is not much expression of countenance but nevertheless it is a verry good picture and by what it represents she must be very fleshy; Tell Orrilla I received her short letter and will answer it some day as soon as I get time; Tell Nan I hope she has succeeded in longing some of the rats before this time; Well you see by the heading of this we are at Nashville Tennisee which place we arrived at yesterday evening a little before sunset; On the 6th inst we left Bowling Green and the 4th day that is the 11th inst we encamped 7 miles north of Nashville and remained until yesterday when we came on and as I before stated passed the City about sunset and come 3 miles South of the town and encamped, and in all probability we will remain here perhaps a month maybe more and perhaps not so long; I will say this much for Tennisee, that what part of it I have seen is as nice a country as I have ever saw. The country is somewhat rolling but as a general thing not hilly; The soil is somewhat sandy, very black and productive; The improvements are unsurpassed by anything I have ever saw. The farms are all [Left Margin of the Letter:] Well this sheet is full and I have not answered but few of your inquiries therefore I will have to defer the balance for another letter, which I will write in a day or two, when I hope to be able to send you some money. Tell Orrilla to keep on writing to me and when her arm gets tired Stop and rest awhile and then try again. No more tonight from your affectionate husband A. F. Davis