Transcription.

[Stiles/Akin]

Having some difficulty with a letter

Here is what I think I have so far.

Kingston, Georgia

August 31st, 1863


Dr. Stout


Dear Sir,


I return to duty today by orders by General Bragg, Col. Palmer until three years the hospital. I fear his health has not sufficiently increased for duty in the field. His improvement has been measuarable? since he has been here. He has been teh subject? of diarrhea for more than two years. He has also some? formed intestinal disteared of the heart motivated? by -------- recently he has been much better. I need him very much in my office he has been my only clerk , since I have been here. I find none here that will answer the purpose and I would not like to make a stranger teh cause of the responsibility where no minds money has to pay through this office.


Will you please send? me some plan on foot by which he can be returned here. He is quite anxious to go to the Regiment and but for my fears for his health would laclingly? forgo any inconveniences

Respectfully
B.W. Avent.

 

[DaveBrt]

Kingston Ga.August 21st 1863
Dr Stewart
Dear Sir,
I returned Bass to duty to day by order of Genl Bragg. Col. Palmers will show you other papers. I fear his health has not sufficiently recovered for duty in the field. This improvement has been ma?? since he has been here. That has been the subject of Di?? for more than two years. He has also several functional disturbance of the heart produced by ??ty recently he has been much better. I need him very much in my office. He has been my only clerk, since I have been here. I find none here that will answer the purpose and I would not like to risk a stranger, because of the responsibility, where so much money has to pass through the office.
Will you please put some plan on foot by which he can be returned here. He is quite anxious to go to the Regiment, and but for my fears of his health I would willingly forego all other inconviencies.
Respectfully
B. N. Arnent

 

[Stiles/Akin]

Thank. You sir.

 

[Stiles/Akin]

I also found a soldier named Bap. I bet it is Bass. Agent's handwriting is sketchy at best

 

[DaveBrt]

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I also found a soldier named Bap. I bet it is Bass. Agent's handwriting is sketchy at best

"P" is usually shorthand for "SS"

 

[lelliott19]

I return Ben to duty today by orders by General Bragg. Col. Palmer will show you the papers. I fear his health has not sufficiently recovered for duty in the field. His improvement has been marked since he has been here. He has been the subject of Diarrhea for more than two years. He has also some functional disturbance of the heart produced by activity - recently he has been much better. I need him very much in my office he has been my only clerk, since I have been here. I find none here that will answer the purpose and I would not like to risk a stranger, because of the responsibility, where so much money has to pass through the office.

Will you please put some plan on foot by which he can be returned here. He is quite anxious to go to the Regiment, and but for my fears of his health I would willingly forego all other inconveniences
Respectfully
B.W. Avent. (Benjamin Ward Avent)

 

[Stiles/Akin]

Laura, do you have a 32 Gigabyte USB Drive. I want to share the records with you. Perhaps you can help with the transcription and they may be useful to you.

 

[AndyHall]

 

[lelliott19]

View attachment 177582

Wow! Thanks @AndyHall
Thats awesome! Much clearer! Can you do that for a Remark on a patient?
Here's what I have so far....Capt. Israel was received into this Hospital April 1st '64 ....

I know its not much....He died of pneumonia, April 8, 1864 so some of what's written in the Remarks may have to do with that.

@AndyHall Here's one more ....can you tell what it says about this guy being run over by a train? Died at Kingston Hospital Ga of wound inflicted by train running over his ________???????