1 Mollie Benson July 30, 1865 1
Sunday July 30th 1865
Dear Fleetwood
I sit down this evening to write you
a few lines we received your letter yesterday I am glad to
hear you are well I hope you may remain so
we are all well at present I am glad I can write this
much to you for I know you will be glad to hear it
David and Betsy were here to day it was good company for
me he is going to send 8 dollars this week for you tomorrow
I will look for your certificate it must sent along you know
he sent his and this week he received one in full he
wrote to you last week I suppose you have got it
this time. I have tried to get a ten dollar bill changed
to send you some more but I cannot get greenbacks it
was Pennsylvania money and that will not do in virginia
I do not think 10 dollars is to much for you I would
give it ? if I thought you would get it but some
rougue might get it David ? I should tell you
he was going to pull up stakes and leave as soon
as he could suit himself I think he is about trading
his farm for large property at puttonsville up at the
pike with a large hill and store and a good many
houses he told me so some time ago he will go in the spring
say nothing about it yet till we see how it will turn out
There is 8 deserters published in the register this week
they are all from this township among them is
Sam Stewart they must have little ? ? ? sit
home at least I should think so they ought to be