Timmonsville SoCa
June [?]8 1864
Dear Ante and uncule I will
wrighte you afew lines in ancer to your Kind
letter witch came to Hand day before yesterday
I was Mor than glad to hear from you and to
hear you all was well those few lines leaves
Me quite well Mother is well as common
I Hird from granmother yesterday and tha
was all well My Brother has got a veary
sick child it has all Moste loust the youse
of it self I got aletter James the other day he
was well and harty when the letter was
rote he has bin in 3 Battles hear of late
and tha was in line of battle when the letter
was rote but I hope that he will get thar safe
uncule Jim and uncule Charle gannen is at
home yet I donte know wheather tha will
hafter go of in sirvist or not unchul [stheven?]
[maddens?] is at home or was the last time
I hird from him Dear Ante I hope those few
will soon reach you and find you all well and
in Joying the best of Health I have ante any
importin news worth relating to you
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but if I only cold see you I cold
tell you a grate deal of news tell unchule
wade that I am in hops that he wonte hafter
go off in camps I hope if he has to go that he
will live to get back safe and not get Hirte
tell cosin william that if he haste to go in
camps thate he Mus wright to Me but I hope he
wonte hafter go tell cosin Elizer and cosin
william that I have got a sweete Harte [tou?]
but I can take time to write to them and
think about somthing elce two
I Mus Close shorte letter for this time
you all Mus rite to Me and all so you
Mus excuse My bad wrighting
for I donte exspeck you can read it I
wonte you to ancer this letter as soon as you
get it and let Me hear from you all I
wante you to wrighte to Me as aftin as
you can so nothing More I still remain
your loving Neace untell Death
Bettie Stewart
Pleas wright Soon to Me