Chester vill S.C.
Aprile the 11 1865
Dere Mother Brother and sisters
it is through the will of an all
wise redeemer that i am sparde
to drop you A fiew lines to let
you now that i am well as comon
hopeing those fiew lines may
reach you in due time and finde
you all will and dooing well
der mother i havent got [no?ning]
to right to you you heare as
mutch ware newes as i dow Tell
ant aner that i herd from her Boyes
yesterday thay was Both well
and give her my Best lov and
respectes and tell her to right
mee so i hav rote A Bout all
that no to right soiwill come
to A close By asking you to right
as soone as you can and let mee
here [???]
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may god through his infinate
merses Bless and save us all is my
prare fore the redeemers sak let
us put owr trust in [him?] [had?]
[is?] shal to save us and pray that
he may in Abill us to meete
each other onse more so i will
close hop ing to meete you all onse
more iff not on this earth in
that uper and beter world Whore
parting is nomore yore Duti
full son till Deth J. A. Culbertson
[upside down] from J A Culbertson To E J Smith
cosen Jeny Smith it is with
grate plesure that i tak my
the presant opertunitey of droping
you afiew lines to let you now that I
am well as i herd that you was gon
home Cosin you must right to mee
and let me now how you ar geting
along [Sind?] all the girls my Best love and
Respets JAC