Original 1865 Civil War Letter – Sarah J. Reynolds to Her Husband in New Orleans

 Original 1865 Civil War Letter – Sarah J. Reynolds to Her Husband in New Orleans
Chestertown Jan 22nd 1865
 
"Dear husband
I received your letter of Jan 1st last thursday I was glad to hear that your friend frank had returned and that he was your tent mate as I think you will enjoy yourself so much better.
you say you are troubled side acks still & you are getting better I fear you are not getting better very much
I am sorry you do not get the box I did not send near as much as I would if I had not thought it a chance whether you got it or not if I had of been sure you would have got it I should of send many things more than I did the picture which I had taken was not sent if you do get that and want another send I will send a box alone if you think best
Heck is peddling as usual I have not seen him in a long time but he keeps
getting ready to leave any time if he thinks a draft is coming I have not heard any thing said about a draft in some time
I wrote to you an a number of letters about selling Nelly you dont seem to get near all of my letters I think I get most of yours
I sold her Nov 24th to a man they call little Co Smith got only $19.5 I felt bad to sell her for that but thought it was best so I did I have had several chances to sell hay have been offered twenty dollars for Ton but I tell them I have not got any to sell I shall not sell any till I know how much we want ourselves if you should have the luck to come home we might want to have a barn to spring under or something I shall keep it till I know whether I have got any to spare or not
I have settled and paid most of the debts I have not done any thing with the Taylor debt yet.
I keep a cash account so when you come home you can see what has become of all the money we owe Oscar Green yet that is 20 dollars I think I shall pay that soon I have got about 130 yet shall have to buy some flour before great while though I have some yet enough to last a few weeks
I have had company nearly all last week Egbert Green and his brother and youngest sister came to town a week ago to day stayed all night to Uncle Hiram’s monday afternoon they went up to Tablers Annie was with them which made four of them they stayed there monday night and tuesday at night Egbert and might wensday he and brother went down to aunt Eliza’s friday he went over to Starbucks and traded horses I saw Oscar thursday night a few minutes he came up with Egbert did not stay my he is driving team for Starbuck drawing bark from paro they say the hard road through the swamp is the worst this winter it ever was so far
I cannot furnish
this as clear
from ashore"