TNGenWeb Project/TNGenNet, Inc., (a Tennessee nonprofit public benefit corporation). "The Howard-Smith Collection" Transcription copyright: 1998, by Mrs. F. A. Augsbury; all rights reserved. The originals are at the McClung Library in Knoxville. This file is in text format. Please use your browser's "back" button to return to the previous page. ******************************************************************************** To: C. J. McKinney From: Lida McKinney My own Dear Papa I am just going to write you a few lines you must not think hard of me for not writing more enclosed in this Find my money. Papa I will tell you how I have cheated uncle John out of room enough for a big apple the other day I asked him if he would take it you he said no but I sent it in your new pants pocket. We are all getting along very well there is no troops near us but Vaughns and they do not trouble us much Gen Vaughn is very kind sister sent him something to eat the other day they are fighting at Morristown sis will tell you all about it. Rucken has his head Quarters in Mrs A Kyles house. I hope that you will be home soon uncle John thinks that you will soon be home he says that he got satisfactory proof. They are all well here but mother she is not very well. Charley dont improve in goodness I must now stop so good by Your own Lida