Wm R Jones to Mrs M F Jones 28 [1]
I seat my self to drop you afew lines
To let you now how wee air agiten along
Mee and William hav got alite teach
of the direar wee hav bin one dewty two
days and nights wee stand two hours and wrest
wrest four at atime i like it aheap beter
than i expected to i woont mind it much
if i could be with you and jimma tha is
some of our cumpny sick at this time but
not bad of i am a fixing to go onn dew tay to
day wee will send our durty cloths home our drors
ant durty wee hav bad news her now wee
her that Neworlines is tacon but no con [2]
furm i want to go home the last of next
weedk if i can iwan to see you very bad
ihant got now pen ink and paper yet
i want to get it as soon as i can wee hant
droad n our money yet and i dont know
when wee will drowit the Captten is
agoing to mak out the role to day our
cook has come down to cook forst fore us and
wash but wee will send our close home this time
wee want some sope to wash with i want y
if i dont get to come up thar in two weeks i want you to
come down her Wm R Jones to M F Jones