the 17.18.62
South carolina Laurens district February
Deer son I onst more seat my self
to drop you afew lines to let you know
that we are all well except yoar mother
she is very on well this morning tho
she is so she is up and about I reseivd
a letter from you by John Pitts which I
was very glad to sea I hand plased a letter
in the hands of mr Baldin that evning
to go to you which I suppose you hav
reseivd before now and I hope that this
may cum to hand and find you and
all yoar mess well you sed that you
wanted to know how we was geting on
with our wirk we ar geting on slow the
winter has bin very wet and warm I
dont know that I evr saw as much
rain it has rained nearly all the
time since the 12 of January it has
rained a grate deal last knight and this
morning the creak is alover the bot
toms now James Downey is very sick he
has tyfoid new money so his wife told
me last knight John pitts has bin
very sick since he cum home but was
better yeterday you sed you wanted
to know whare John hugh and mary
was mary is at doctor Balentine’s and
John is at yoar uncle Jacks tha
ar boath well yoar aunt Caroline
has bin sick nearly ever since you
went away has had the fever and
was net able to be up the last time
that I heard from hir which was about
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aweak or ten day ago she has moved to a hous
on bery Tailors land close to hulet Taylors
yoar ant nancy Coley is very bad of with
that plase in hir mouth it is stil groing
yoar granfather Culbertson sent you a gold
dollar By Baldin and he wants to know
whether you got it or not and ses you
must rite to him and let him know
how you are and sed that you must send
him a conk Shel if you hav the chance
I hav saw nearly all the letters that
James Cooper has sent and he thinks that
he will probelly get to cum home the
last of this mont or the first of the next
which I hope he will and if he dos I
want you to cum too if you can posibly
get of and try to starte so as to land
at laurens on friday and then I will
be Shore to meet you I wold be so glad
to see you or even any of the boys deer son
dnt be neglectful of the duty you ow to
yoar divine master as well as the duty
of yoar camp be a good boy and try
to doo yoar duty as a soldir and be kind
and obliging to evry one as fair as is rite
and onerable avoid all vice such as bad
wird and bad idle habits as much as posible
and doo the best you can in evry thing
and be ashored that my best wishes and
umble prars is alway with you and for you
I often think of you when all is aslepe but me
and I hope soon to sea you again but if it
shold be the will of god that we shal never meet on
eart again I hope will meet in heaven nothing more
but remains yoar afectionate fater til deth J M Culbertson