Camp Ashby

March 9, [18]64

Dear Wife

I received yous of the 28^th Feb last Thursday evening__ about two hours before Lt Girly arrived__ he has not said any thing to me about his care at home__ an dI have no idea that he will __ he appears as friendly as he ever did__ he comes down and stays with us of a night__ and took dinner with us last Sunday__ I do not expect to mention it to him__ and us he is married I desire the matter to rest where it is __ thought I shall take back nothing I have said__ there is no news here of much interest here__ there seems to be some excitement concerning the currency question the most of persons holding confederate money is funding them for bonds__ I spoke in my last letter to you about yours and told you to consult Addison about it__ all you have on hand at the end of the month will be dis=counted thirty three and a third cents= on the dollar__ If you have not used it and cannot buy corn with it__ If you can send it to me I will try to get it in five dollar bills for you__ or if you can spare the money you can take up the note that I owe Whit Clark__ though I do not wish you to understand that I want the note taken up unless you you have no use for the money__ Frank Pickett is at home now and if you get this letter before he starts back you can send the money to me by him if you see proper to send it his time is out next Thursday__ he will probably start back mondey__ you can get Addison to see him for you if you have not sold the cotton you had better keep it until after the first of Apl unless you can get corn for it__ write whether any arrangements is made for you to make a crop or not__ If you one hired con you spare me some meat__ our rations is very short__ this leaves me well__ I remain you affectionate Husband

H F Scarborough

I will send you some pens next letter

H F S