March the 15 1863
South Carolina Anderson District
Derre Brother I seate my Self for the Purp
us of droping you a few lines to inform
you that I landed home safe and sound
I got home Wedenesday Night a little
after darke I founde my familey all
Well or as well as thay have bin in some
time Thay ware a litle suprised when I
stept in to the house Thay all seemed
to be very Proude but not more so than
I was I have not s[awe?] youre family
But I have herne from them Bale was
heare Thursday he saide thay ware well
He has not gone in to service yet he is
Talking of going in but he dose not
now whare he will go two yet he says
The conection is all well as far as I have
hearn The Nighbors is ginlery well I
Wente up to Pa[??] uncles Johns [????]
I saw Mat & Dock & there famleys Dock
[????] to morow morning he is coming
heare [to Night?] I will go with him to the [depo?]
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Mat leaves Fridy morning he is still
Complaining he is going back to the hos
Pitle Dock looks as well as you ever saw
him he says that he has had his health
beter since he wente in to ser
vis than he has fore some time he is
Thirde sergente he says & is very well
Pleased with his situation he was
hauling Rails to fens his house & yarde
in Mat was hauling a loade of Corne from
Uncles Johns he has baught over 50 Bushe
he says at 150 cts a bushel It is two
Dolares a bushel every whare & canot be
had thare is more Byers than selers
Flower is seling at 50 dolars in Colum
bia Dock says People that has not got
bred is going to Pay fore what thay
get Irish Potatoes is seling at 8 dollars
Per Bushel & scearse comon cows 50 dolars
We have wone heare Jane has bin oferd 55 [1]
fore but that wonte take here she
says
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Pa solde youre foder Friday While I
was thare to Thomas Owens fore Bow [2]
in the Man that lives on the Lata Plase
he sold it at 150 cts Per hunderd weight
Bowin Wants one thousand Bushels of
corne Trescot 400 I do not now whare it
is to come from Nearly every body wan
ts to by corne Wheate looks very sory
The farmers has but very litle done
to wares a Crop thay are sowing oats
a greate meney of them The grounde
has bin dry a nuff to Plow Sence
Thursday thay are making good use
of the time thare is but very litle
done on this Place I heare of no [s???]
[Pot?] in this country Bery Rec a leter from
Newton fridy he was well Thay
ware in three miles of Peters Burg
but was going to Moove the next day
down close the N C line on Black
water he rote that thay ware ma
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king oute verry well at this time
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Direct to Peters Burge if you wish
to rite to him he rote that he had
not hearn from either of us in some
time I am going to rite to him today
Tell John if he donte Make haste &
come one home his gall will go ravin be
side here self Tell him when I met
here I took holde of here hand she
wanted to now how Mr Philips
come one I told here that John [3]
was geting one verry well. I will
look fore him the laste of next
Weake Tell him to bring me the
salte I was not trobled eneny
with what I braught Tell him
that I will take ceare of her till
he gets heare Tell B F [Gratt?] I
was at his house Friday his familey
was well thay had rec his leter
his Plow was going Rite to me when
you get this & give me the newes if
you have eney W J To W A Martin