File:Letter signed J.A.F. (Joseph A. Fardell), Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, to Mother and Father, April 28, 1863.jpg
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English: Describes his health problems.
Transcription: U..S.. General.. Hospital Jefferson Barracks Mo April the 28th 1863
Dear Mother and Father
I one time more take my pen in hand to address you a fu lines tho with sum hesitation for I doant know how to hardly Write to you I have rote and rote but recived nuthing I have never recived but one letter from you besid the one that you sent in henry Glasses letter I have rall[?] tell I am geting tyard I Would like to here from you Just as Well as you like to here from me it always does me good to here from home my helth is yet bad tho not half as bad as it Was When I last rote to you I think that I will gane my helth in a short time I could have got my discharge at one time if I had have had sum one to have taken me home but I Was destitute of a friend at What time thare four it Was not attended to I and I am now ganeing my helth so I dont know Wether I Will get it or not if I get Well I can get a chance to stay in Jefferson Barracks as long as I Want to to do duty in the gareson I could have got the chance to have been from the Ward Dr Ordly if I had have Wanted it I can get my helth I can do Well here Which I think thare is no dout from the Wa I feel at this time I feel al most as Well as ever if it was not for the Desies that I have in my brest and that is geting better I think that I can get a transfur to our on own state if I Want it but I am a frade that I Will not better my self in doing it thare four I think that I Will remain Whare I am tho I doant know What I Would do if they offer me a transfur I might take it better for Worse and run the Chance at doing better if I take a transfur I will get to Mound City I am at a los to leve here for I am With a good set of men I like them all and as for as I know I am Well beliked by all of them so I doant think that I could better my self I have got me a new Discriptive Roll so that I can draw my money the next pay day I doant remember Wether I stated the reson to you in my that I did not draw my money before the reson was that my Discriptive Roll Was not maid out rite thare four I had to send and get a new one I have needed money long it Will be good When I get it We Will be mustered for pay a gane in a fu days if I live to draw my money on the next pay day I will draw $100 and 4 Dollars and 35 cts if I ever get it I Will live as I Want to as long as it last Shure I Will now proseed to give you I short discription of the Surounding Country here the Country high and barney[?] it has every appearance of being a helthy Country every thing looks butiful and romantic to the eye Jefferson Barracks is 12 miles below St louis I have m nuthing more of importance to Write at presant if I Was With you I could tell you a gradeal[great deal] more than I can rite So no more at presant I Still remane your Sun untell Deth.
J..A..F
Write Soone give my best love to all inquiring friends if any I have So good by for this time if We never meet a gane on earth I hope we will all meet in Heaven Mother kiss little brother Jimme for me Title: Letter signed J.A.F. [Joseph A. Fardell], Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, to Mother and Father, April 28, 1863 |
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Missouri History Museum URL: http://images.mohistory.org/image/DE13DBD5-845C-520A-4650-C59AFA85EFB5/original.jpg Gallery: http://collections.mohistory.org/resource/168390 |
| Author | Fardell, Joseph A., -1914 |
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NoC-US - No copyright - United States |
| Identifier | D04895 |
| Part of | B180- Papers of Joseph A. Fardell ( -1914), April 1862 to July 1865 |
| Subjects | Civil War, 1861-1865 Armed Forces Medical care |
| Resource | 168390 |
| GUID | DE13DBD5-845C-520A-4650-C59AFA85EFB5 |
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