Jan 20th 1862
Dear Father I Seat My Self this Morning
to Drop you A few More Lines
John Hull Came Back yesterday he tell Me
that he Never Saw you Nor heard from you
I was very Much Disappoiented when he Came
back I was expectin A Leter certin when
he Come back but he did Not fetch are one
fur Me Father I was very Much Truble to
thin that you did Not write to Me by Mr Hull
he tells Me that he Send My Leter to you & the
Ambrotyp but I am Sory that you dont write No
oftener than you do but I am glad to get as
Many Leters as I do I Shal Send this Leter
by Danul Hull & when he Coms back be certin
& Send A Leter to Me & give Me all the News
I will bring these Lines to Close as I havent
No News to write you to Day
these Lines Leaves Me well & I hope
thay May Reach you well
So Nothing More
I Remains your Son untill Death
Wm.. T. Martin
Oliver Martin