the Stat of North Carlina Frank
Couty
May 9th 1863
Mr vance th gov ner Dear Sur i wuill
rit youe a fue lines to let youe no that
i am neding Sumthing to eat vearry
bad my hus ban is in the army an
i Cant live a thout Sume i muved
out of granv County [1] to Franklington 
County [2] an i want your to send mee 
word whare i mus Drough from
i hav got 6 Small Childern an if
i Dont Drough i Shal Sufer i Droud
a lit tle in granvll when i was
there but i had no house an i had to
muve in Frankling ton an i hant
Droud en ny thing Sens i hav bin
h her i hav trid to get Sum an i Cant
get nuthing to eat Soutthers wivs
hast to giv 10 Dollers a barrel
fore Corn an meat 1 Doller pur
poun
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Martha Ann Oaky
[page 2]
An i hant got no muney to bey it
with i want youe to Send mee
ward whith County i mus Draugh
from the men is vearry Con
trary a bout it undr Stan mee
i from granvel to
Franklington i want to no with
County i mus Drough from now
if youe dont make sum rang
ments the wim men an Chilern
wil Sufer hear my husbans
wages he Drouse Dont Do mee
much good nuthen more at
present to rite So rite to mee
Sune a boute this matter
at tend to this Sune if youe
plese fore mee Der reck
yore letter to Frankling ton
P O ofes
Martha An Oakay to gov ner vans
hast in Rolley