Identifier	clark_b1f7
Title	T.G. Clark to Unknown Friend (21 January 1862)
Author	Clark, Thomas Goode
Recipient	Unknown
Date	21 January 1862
Location	Union City (Tenn.)
Subject	Health Diseases Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment
Broader Subject	Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 42nd. Company F United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description	Union Citty Jany 21st 1862 Dear Friend" I embrace the presant oppertunity of dropping you a few lines to let you now how we are getting along. I am happy to say that John is mending considerable and I think he will be able to start home in five or six days if he does not git a Back set the Rest of the sick started for Jackson Saturday evening and I have not heard from them since But hope they are doing well. I sent Reuben on with notions me and the Boys are at Swift's and I never was with a more of a gentleman. He is a mason and the master of the Lodg at Union Citty. J. has got able to set up a few menuts at a time I feel like I wanted to see you and Mc Powell worse than any buddy else this side of home. I want you to give my love to all the boys and tell them hat i would be glad to be with them but it is out of my power at presant. I expect to Remain here until I think that John has got stout enough to gow home and I expect by that time you all will return and if you can find out when you are acoming sow as to write to me before that I may get Ready to gow on with you. I want you or Mc Powell to do sow. tell the Boys all to take car and not get kiled in the Battle." Give my Respects to the Major and Enquiring friends. T. G. Clark
Transcript	Thomas writing of Jonathan's illness and sending his greetings to mutual friends.
Type	text;
Original Format	correspondence
Original Collection	Clark Family Letters
Collection Finding Aid	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00074/
ASERL URL	www.american-south.org
Citation	Clark Family Letters, Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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