Letter from <name type="person" key="name-00000001"><reg>Robert C. Caldwell</reg><orig>R.C.C.</orig></name> to <name type="person" key="name-00000002"><reg>Mag I. Caldwell</reg><orig>M.I. Caldwell</orig></name>, Oct 30th 1863 Robert C. Caldwell Text encoded by Adam D. Friedman East Carolina University. J. Y. Joyner Library
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2007 j37 Robert C. Caldwell Collection Wilmington, N.C. October 30, 1863

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Letter from Robert C. CaldwellR.C.C. to Mag I. CaldwellM.I. Caldwell, Oct 30th 1863 Oct the 30 1863 Dear friend

I take my pen (document damaged) to drop you a fu lines to let (document damaged) know that I am Sum (document damaged) this morning I hope I (document damaged) git allong now but (document damaged) bowls is not well (document damaged) I have no appetite to (document damaged) I am taken lodnum and (document damaged) Spirits of terpntinelodnum and Spirits of terpntine: laudanum (tincture of opium) and spirits of turpentine mixed (document damaged) evry 2 hours Mag I sent you my Shous and Socks and shirt with Mr. Paris I want you to have lether lopslether lops: leather loops put on my shous take the cloth of if wash has made Sole of my lether you swoop it for supper you have gut sole tel can (document damaged) to make them shous fits (document damaged) rase them well you (document damaged) those tops nuthing (document damaged) I hope those fu lines you (document damaged)

write soon let me no how you ar giting along (document damaged) how the nebors (document damaged) doing and all a lot (document damaged) Nuthing more onley

I Ramane yours until Death R C & M I Caldwell tel Martha Lody an Lee and Jene and Lecander I wrote C A C a leter when I git beter I wil write a leter giv my love to all (document damaged) family Robert C. CaldwellR C C M I C Amen