Jan the 24 1863
State of tenn Tallahoma Po
My Dear wife it tis with pleasure
that i seat my self to let you
now that i am well at this time
hopen these few lines will reach
you an find you in joying the same
like blessing Francis Capt Hudgings
is agoing to start home on the 25 inst
ithought i wood wright a few lines
an send by him an send you tenn
Dollars he is a going to G W Norris
i thought it twood bee the best
chance i wood get soon wee hant
droad aney Money shortly if i had
i wood send you moore i will keep
[??] Tenn Dollars i dont know
when wee will draw aney tha
were dew mee two months wages yet
an the wrest five tha keep talken
of payen us up to the first of this
year it looks like talk is all
sow that is a nuff for this time on
that wee hav move a mile yesterd
on a mity prety plase to camp &c
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Francis i want to see you an jimey
just as bad as aney body can i hav
a heap to tell you if i ever get to
see you it looks like i nuver will
get to hav that blessidge prvalidge
but i hope wee will meat a gane
in this world it seems like it
has bin the longest year that i
ever saw tell all of the famley
hody for mee i want to see thim
all i want to her from you i hant
got nary sence the 27 of Dec scelton [1]
got a leter that was wrote the 13 of
the mon[t]h stated you was well i
was glad to her that i must come
to a close for it tis knight an now
light wright soon as you can an
let mee her from you an the wrest
of my things Good by for this
time may gods bless[?] O my love
you are the derest thing in this
world to mee Good by my loveing
wife & babe Good by for a while
William R. Jones To M F Jones [2]