sept the 28 Ad 13 1826 [1]
state of Tenn knox Co WmJons
To Mary F Jones
Dear wife i once moore take
the opportunity of dropen you
a few lines to let you now
that i am well at this time
an hope these few lines will
find you an budy bowth well
an i hope it twil find
the wrest all well i hope
that pap has got well a
gain the helth of the Redgt
is very bad tha is a heap
sick at this time Cousen
A D Dodson is sick he is beter
James Capuls is not well
he has bin sick ever sence
he left Tuscaloosa the wrest
of the conection is tollarble
well at this time Capt
L T Hudgens C Hudgings
is sick at this time i dont
now what ails him roof [2]
Clemonds is well an fat
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Fannia wee hav orders
to leave this plase but i
dont now wher wee will
go to some says that wee
hafto go fifteen milds above
her to Clinton some says that
wee hafto go to Kantucky i
expect that wee will go to Ky
it tis 250 milds sumsed an wee hav
to make it in 15 milds a day fania
i want to see you the worst that
i ever did in my life the longer
i stay a way the worse i want to
see you my love is like un to
a founten of water that naver
gose dry it till flows for ever
to wards you if i wast to go to
the end of the Earth i naver wood
for get you i thout i wood send
a few lines with Wm i was at a
meeten this mornning i herd a good
surmont an i think i will go this
eavening i wread my testament
everday i will write as soon as wee stop
write soon Wm R Jones to M F Jones
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Fannia i thout i was a writen
on just ine leaf tell i quit sow
i will write a few moore lines
wee hav orders to cook one days
rashens this eavening to start
at day light to marrow fannia
i hant got nary leter sence
i come her i want one the
worst you ever saw send mee
a brade of yor har to look
at an to remember you by
Lafayette Maddox is still
wel l he is in camps her now
my love i herd from fayette
John Gluver has just got
from home tha was well
as far as he nowed some
think that uncle Washington
Norris wont naver come to
camps i hope he wont if
he can get of[f] for i wood
bee glad to see him to
get to her from all of
the conection & friends
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Francis i will hafto quit
writen for the male is a
going ou[t] write now
Direct your leters to
Wm R Jones Knox C Knoxville
Tenn Co G 41 Reggt Ala vol
Maxey Brigade Joneses Devision [3]

Wm R Jones [4]
To Mary F Jones
Jones
H Jones
Jones