State of Ala Tuscaloosa July the 16 1862
My dear wife itis with pleasure that I Seat
Myself to drop you afew lines to let you
know tha iam well at presant and ihope
these few lines finde you and my little babe
bouth well and ihope you may to still
remain sow my dear wife iam to say to
you that ihaft to start of to marrow
wee haf to chook one days rasens and to start
soon my loving wife idont want you to
Greave after mee for it will do now good
Francis iwill send you one doller and
twenty cts that ihav now use for and I
want you to try and be obedent to you
make and to pray for mee ever Chance
you get and iwill doo the same god bless you
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fania iherd Mr Nabers preech last knight
he preacht abig surmont ican tell you
I got aleter from sister Elizebeath Gilpen
last knight which iwas glad to her from
her Mr Dr Stuart brought it to mee
Capt Moore from Fayette stade her last
Sunday knight he sed that uncle A J
Jones was not ded fania iwill wright
to you when istop at some point and then
iwill send you word wher to direct your
leters iwill my things at J Turners
you tell John that I had to pay jurdan banston
one 18 and 10 cts for him my dearst compaion if
wee neve meet in this world ihope that
wee will meat in heven with the blest
angels to dwell god bless you is my prair fo ever
Wm R Jones to M F Jones