Lenoir County NcArchives History....Letter, December 11, 1861

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HENRY SUTTON TO NANCY SUTTON, 1861

Fort Lane Dec 11 1861
         Dear Nancy I will take the opportunity of Droping you a few lines to inform
you that I am well at this time and is doing well I have not got any of the
things that I am needing for camp though I Shall get the Soon Nancy I hate
the thoughts of leaving you but I want you to take the rite consideration
about it and instead of thinking that I have Done rong believe that I have
done rite I Shall come to See you in eight or ten Days if I keepe well and
Dont move off from here if you can get the chance I want you to write to me
plese then though Dont go to too much trouble about it I can tell you
better how I like it by that time we think it is likely that we Shall go to
washington to take that union flag if we Do I cant come up as Soon as I
promised Kiss thomas for me and tell him howdy for me take good care of
him and your Self also if you Do right to me tell me whether William has
come Down to Stay with you or not Nancy Pray that I may receive everlasting
blessings from the great powers above and that is all you can Do for me and So
no more at present but I remain your Dear Henry until Death tell my little
Man to cut a good water mellon out for me though I have had Some Several times

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