Dearlington
Timmonsville SoCa
Sept 12 1864
My Dear Ante I Seat My Self this
afternoon to wrighte you afew lines
in Ancer to your Kind letter whitch
came to Hand this morning I was Mor than
glad to hear from you all I was veary sory
to hear that you was not well those few
lines leaves me and the reste of the famley
quite well at presetnte and I hope this May
soon reach you and find you and the rest
of the famley all well and hearty granmother
has bin veary sick but she has got up a
gane I am a going thar to Knight and I will
carry your letter for her to read I got
a letter from brother James to day he
is at Peters burge va he rote that he was
well and it was veary harde times out thar
he ses tha donte get nothing much to Eat
thar and what tha doo get tha cante
hardley Eat it Dear Ante I
havente any newes worth wrighting to
you the times out hear is veary dull
the times is so dull I donte
think I can sty at home much longer I wonte
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I will send cousen Elizer
a brade of My har

[upside down: “tell cousen William to send Me a brade
of his har”]
to be atraveling about whear I can see
somthing new every day give My love to
cousin William and cousin Elizer and tell
them I wonte to see them vary bad tell
them I will rite to them in a few days
tell cousin William if he will come oute
hear this winteer I will go home with
him I cold go by My self but I rather
have som one to go with me as it being
astrange Place cosin Elizer and cousin
William ort to of bin with Me lass Knight
I wente to aparty and dancted all Knight tell
cousis Elizer I was with My rose lass night
Dear Ante I will hafter Close My
shorte letter you mus come to see
us all as soon ars you can give My love
to the famley and excuse bad wrighting
I cante rite Much after seting up
all Knight Pleas wrighte as soon as you
get this letter and let Me hear from you
oftin I thought you was not agoing to rite
any more I still remain your Neece
[??] untell Death Miss E A Stewart