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.C.</orig></name>, Nov 10th 1864 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 Camp Davis, N.C. November 10, 1864

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Letter from Robert C. CaldwellR.C.C. to Mag I. CaldwellM.I.C., Nov 10th 1864 November, the, 10, 1864
Camp Nere the Sound
Dear Wife

I Seat my Self this morning to drop you a fu lines in answer to the one I recd yesterday Date the 7 I was glad to here from you one that you are all well that is one great bles my health is very good I can eat all I can git and lik my lips for more,, that Hays came By the 2 came 2 days before his time was out he sed he had busnes at Raleigh (N.C.)Raleigh but I Don know if now any chance I write to you of Sending me a Box give Serena fore Dolars worths of that palmepopalmepo: palmetto; Palmetto tree fronds were often used to make women's hats. Bob Part her wants hur to make his girl a hat I pade 10 dol he paid 4 that makes 14 dol it cost you can devide it with Serena I pade 2 dol to send it home

Well Mag I Started you a letter yesterday. I have Recd all your leters this makes 5 I Sent you since you left Robert C. CaldwellR.C.C I am one or 2 a head of you I think you will have to keep a sharp look out for that Boy you could have got C.A.C. to spoke till Archebel and Send you word but that is a bad plan to trust to uther folks get him if you can if you cant try sum one elce you can git sum one I want you to run 2 plows Sow that late Pece of corn in wheat Sow all the Stock ground down I am gld to here you got that fence fence fixt git all the rails made as you can the fences Needs them

Nuthing More at present only Robert C. CaldwellR.C.C. remains yours til (note: paper torn, assumed to read "death") Robert C. CaldwellR.C.C. to M.J. Caldwell, 186 (note: paper torn, assumed to be the digit "4")