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Transcription: 

November the 26 1863

Dear Daughter I take this oppotunity to write you
a few lines to let you no how we are we are all as well
as common and Connection in hoping that theas few lines
will reach you and find you and Children injorying
the Same blessing I have wrote to Bryant and hant had
any answer from him I dont no what is the reason of it
I dont no whether he is in Mobiel or not I want you
to write to me wheare he is and if you have heard from
him latley Theare is no chance to get now the facters are [1]
all Press and I doant no when thear will be any chance to
get any at any price It is out of my power to come out
theare untill after Christmast I want to no whether the
Mr Burmingham has kill my heifer or not if he has I want
him to take good ceare of hit for me for I dont no what time
I can come but will as son as I can The money that you seent
me I want you to write what I shall do with that money
I cant buye you no thread and if you nead the money
and will wrest hit I will seend it by leter if not write [2]
so I was at Oald John McGee Sail the 24 insta Mules
soald 1 soald 32.30 1 30[.]10 dollar 1 . 27. hundred and so on
Corn $6.00 per bushels wheat 18 dollars per bushel hogs 1 dollars
per pound gro[?] Pig $32. a head I want to no whether they have
rented out my land or not and if they hant soald my Corn
Jest let it remain thare untill I come
or heare from me a gain
[page 2]
Mamma want you to write all the perticlers in the
Settlmen and all from Bryant and how you and Childre
and says you can bring the children to see me for I cant
Come to see you Z + P Wright to .L.J. Wright

Oald Aley wants you when you write to rite
some thing a bout Caroline and Children the children
that is heare ar all well and want to no whether
Carolin has increas her famly yet or not

Footnotes: 
  1. facters = textile mills
  2. wrest = risk
Date: 
November 26, 1863

Author(s)

Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL
Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Tallapoosa County, AL

To

To State: 
Alabama
To County: 
Tallapoosa

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Shiloh Peters
Transcription Date: 
July, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
March, 2013

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