Mrs. Richard Spain to Richard Yates

Mr ates I hant got eny lerning and they hant any

body up here has got Sents enuff to rite it and

tell me. What to do With it and rite and tell

me What to do With it and rite it plane

and dont Make so many [illegible]. We hant not

ust to

to such high officers writing I Was [at?] home I [illegible] riting

excuse my me riting this Way I did do it to make

[fun?] of you atall I did think that [Sim?] of the

[folks?] up here could rith it but they didint

Want me to no What Was in it for they

ar such coards they Want to [keep?] things all

[they?] for they ar afraid they Will hav to go

and they Was afraid I thot my son Would

git a dis charge and come home

I Supose I Will hav to give up all hope of

giting Miles a discharg So he can git to come home to help

me this Winter and if they hant I Want you to

write and till me Miles is at nashvill tennessee

I Would be very glad if he could git to come home

I thanke you very much for What you hav don

Mrs. Richard Spain to Mr ates

Richard Spain to Richard ates

Spain Mrs. Nancy

Ash Grove, Ills Sept 9 last

She could not understand

the endorsements made on

the application for her

Son's discharge. She would

like an explanation.

Ans'd Sept 15/64

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