written from the Texas Confederate Home
Austin, TX
Copyright 1999 Karen Monsen.
Dearest Children,
just got your letter of the 22 of April shore glad to get it tho i hav been ? ? and never got it till now will ancer now i am well as used only my hand and head tho can eat and sleep well sorry the hale destroid your garden and crop ? hav lots of rane and cloudy weather and i recon it will fare off some time on other Monk your uncle and your cosin Neely and 3 children come to see me from hill country they staid all nite and part of 2 days they shore loked well
hav no news only i hav got back sound as for news i hav no more for i am in the hospitle tho i go where i pleas and back where i pleas i am in my room now i go to the hospitle to sleep to get some one to help me dress and do what i want them to do for me so i will ? of for this time write often and dont fale from your old Dad
G M Crowell