Letter from Thomas Taylor to his wife, Sarah E. Alexander Taylor, from Union Mills, Nov. 11, 1861, Autauga, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/autauga/history/letters/tstaylor14.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Dr. Gene Cross ================================================================================ June 2003 Union Mills Nov. 11, 1861. My Dear Dear Wife: Col. Wilkinson & Mr. Hall with Mr. Barwood & your Brother Bob arrived here a few days ago with our clothing. I received all the things sent me & I believe I am very comfortably fixed for living. I received your letter also, which gave me more pleasure than anything else. I could not imagine the cause of your silence. You do not get ½ the letters I send to you by mail. I have written several that you have not answered & Bob says you answered all you received. Well Darling I have no news still. My health has not been very good since about a week ago. I have had a severe cold & cough but am better now than I have been. I received your present. The bible, you sent me & will read it for my own good, for the sake of the precious admonitions of our Lord Jesus Christ & for the sake of my kind & affectionate wife. Will you pray for me? Yes I know you will. Write often that I may content with my lot. I think when we get together again we will both be better Christians as you have said. My dear I do want to see you & my dear little children, kiss ,them for me. Give my love to Mother & all the children as I feel unwell. I will close now, but you shall hear from me at least once a week. Adieu beloved one. Your affectionate Husband, T. S. Taylor. Mrs. S. E. Taylor. P.S. Bob is in my Mess. Dear Sister: As Brother Tom writes to you all so often, and as he generally tells you how I am, I thought it would be useless for me to write. But I will tell you that I am very well pleased with camp life and I have had very good health since I have been out here. I was very glad when Brother T. came out here. We spend many happy hours together. I suppose he has told all the news, so I will close. Give my love to all Dad's folks and tell them the reason of my not writing. Also tell Ma to send me my blanket when they send our coats. Good-Bye, Your Brother, W. H. Taylor.