Northcaronlina Onslow county october the 8th 1861
Captain Bearry I Seet my Self to let
you know that we are yet in the land of the
liveing tho I am not well but better I
can go about and work and all the rest is well
and I hope these few lines will find you well
we have heard that your Soldeers ware
verry Sick Som of them and John W. Williams
was verry Sick and I hope you will have him
nurst well and take care of him and what
little he has and it Will oblige yours
friends with reverence and respect and as
Soon as you and his phisioner thinks he can
come home I want you to Send him as Son
as youcan and I want you to reed this to
him F H Williams
these few lines to J W Williams
Son we here hard that you ware Sick
and rember the Same god is there as their
was hear and put your trust in god to take
Care of you and we are doing very well
and we hope to See you well once more
when we can talk face to face and
Come as Soon as you can for we all
would be glad to See you John be a good
Boy for evry body is inquiring after
you and we recived your likeness and all
Says it is pretty and I Want you or Captain
Bearry to write to me soon how he is
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and when John can come home tel him to
Come by Kinston and writ when you will
come and and I Will meet you no more
But remains your loving father tel death
to Capt Beary and J. W. Williams
By F. H. Williams