Jan 13th 1862
No 2
Dear Sister
I write you A Few Lines I am well to Day
hoping when these Lines Reach you they May find
you well & enjoying your Self well
though I havent Nothing very interesing to write you
from what I hear their is Some hops of peace between
the North & South I hear if it be so in the Northern
Congress they have tuke A vote on it & I hear the
yeas was Sixty to Neas Sixteen if it be so peace will
be Made it is thought in A bout three months
whitch I wood Not be Suprised My Self
I will Close as i havent Nothing interesting to
write Give My Respects To All In Enquiring
Friends Especialy to the Girls & Except the Same to
your Self I Remains yours Truly
W.. T. Martin Mary E. Martin
To Ana.. T. Martin, Dear Ana
I must write you A Line I havent forgot them presents
I promised you & Sisy & Docter yet I think the
Next time I go to the city I will get them & Send
to you I will Close for this time
I Remains your Soon untill Death Wm. T. Martin
Oliver. Martin
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Father I wrote to you in My other Leter
that we wood Draw money in A Short time
it will be the 15th of Febuary before we draw
& I also wrote that I could Not Send you any
but I have conclued as you Need Money to pay
your taxis to Send you Some I want to Send you
twen or twenfive Dollars I think that Much will
Pay your taxis very hansemly
I Send a Leter by John Hull & ambrotyp
to you write in your Next Leter whether you have
Got them or Not & write whether the ambrotyp was
Damage any or Not
write to me in your Next Leter how Much Meat
you cill this winter & how Much your bigest hog
wheis you wrote to Me that the wider Colwell
was A going to lend part of your Land Down at
Franks write whether She is A going to Live down their
or at the plaies She is Still Living.
I have live in Camps Now Six Months & I am
begining to think Sorter hard of you for Not writing
No oftener than you do I dont think that I have got
but Seven Leter from you since I have bin in the Island
I think Shorely you ought to write to Me every three weeks
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Elisibith Martin
Dear Step Mother I Drope you A few
Lines though I havent No News to
write to you I Received the Pants
Wescoat whitch you Sent to Me
the Pants I havent tried on yet
the wescoat is two Small for Me
though I will Make out with them
thanking you kindly for them for they
was A fine Present to Me and I Stood
Very much in Need of them
I have grown So Much that it is im posible
for you to Make Cloths for Me
I am Now Larger than My
Father My weight is Now 175 pounds
I wil Now bring My Short Lines to
Close Giving you My best Respets
Elisibeth Martin
Oliver Martin
Wm. T. Martin