No 50 Cottage Home, Iowa Wednesday Eve, Nov 23rd /64 My Dear Husband, Your of Nov 3rd was received this afternoon, and yours to Stuart was also received today which was written five days later; In which gave an account of your move; I am very uneasy about your throat and that cough, I fear your health will be permanently injured if you remain in the service much longer; I do not wish to annoy you by importuning you to resign but I do think if your throat does not get better soon it is your duty to yourself and family to try to come home if you can get out; I was sorry also to her that you cannot get home on a leave of absence, but you know best about that, and I nothing to but acquiese. Your letter found us all in usual health, my own health was never better; I think you'd give fifty cts to see how fleshy I am, father I think is growing uneasy as my appetite increases for fear he will not be able to keep me till you come home; I do really feel very thankful that I have such good health, for I have know what the want of it is. Stuart has just been up here with his letter for me to read; we were all much pleased that you got to vote, the vote in your Regt was not a shadow of the great victory we have gained, the
