Letter to sisters

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Written from Shelbyville, Tennessee. Letter regards John R. Hurley's health and personal matters.

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English

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Shelbyville Tenn April 28, 1863

Dear Sisters,
I seat my self to write you a few lines to let you know how I am geting along. I am well at this time. I have bin sick a litle but I have got hearty again now the boys that is here is all well I believe. I have nothing to write that would interest as I have written since I have gotten a letter from you all. We have very nice weather here now and have had for about a month. I wrote home for clothes but we now have drawn as many clothes as we want but I want some shoes my shoes is all most worn out and I don't expect I can draw any. I want paper too send me some by Lieut. [Hooten] when he comes back if he can. We all have drawn money. I only drawed eleven dollars but I recon I will draw two more months wages before long. we all think we will have to move here before long but I don't know where we will go to. Tom Butts got up here last night but I havt seen him yet. He come to the 22 to Hearts Company. Well I can't think of any thing to write. Tell Dick and Charley they must have lots of watermelons for I think I will be home time enough to eat some yet you must not let my pig dy before I get home nor eat up all the Shanghighs chickens. You must all write to me as mutch as you can write all you no and if you don't no nothing write something you don't. So nothing more at present.
J.R. Hurley

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Confederate States of America. Army—Alabama Infantry Regiment, 39th
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate
Correspondence

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