Winchester Tenn Feb the 16 / 63 [1]
My Dear Companion it tis with
pleasure that i seat myself in order
to let you now that i hav not
[??] goten you yet nor i dont exspect
[?] as long as i live these few lines
[??????] let you now that i am in
[???????] helth i hav bin wright
[???????] for severl days but am beter
[????] at this time i hope these
[????] lines will reach you an find
[??] all well Faney i hav the
chanc to send this leter by the
hands of Robert Cooper i thought
i wood write a few lines an send
you word how wee all are John is
well Nat is well Roof Clements
is well William got a leter from
John Parker he is at chattanooga he
stated that he was a mending but
[cou?]ldent set up very good yet
i hope he will get well soon he
[?????] beter of thar than he wood bee her
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[Page torn down right side]
Francis wee hav droad our money
up up to the 31st of Dec i got 22 Dollars
that was all that was dew mee [??]
wood send a part opf it to you [?????]
i node you needet i dont now [?????]
i can get aney moore if you [need?] [??]
send mee word & i will send [???]
you for i can dew with out [???]
i was thar to get such as you [need?] [??]
i could i wreckon you hav hurd [????]
T A Harkey and John Harve[???]
bowth Ded i was sarey of that [?]
but it twas god appointed time [?]
for thim i hope thare at pease with
thare maker faney it tis a wraneing
at this time wee hav a heap of bad
wether her an wee hav mity hevy
dewty to performe it takes five out
of our Co ever day fo pickets an two for camp
guards besides other dewty wee hant [??]
a lecttion her for therd [liewtenant?] [??]
John Yerby & James Smith John [??]
nivens & Jaret Gray all [ran?] [??]
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Yerby got 33 vots Smith fifteen Niven
five Gray three nerley all of our
[??] offisers is gone home furlowing
[??] is stopt in tilery i dont exspect
[?] to go home this spring if i ever
[get?] [the?] chance i hope tho wee all will
[????] long tha ant mutch talk of
[??] this time i dont think
[??] fighten is ner over yet faney
[??] letter from pat wrote jan the
[??] sed you was still up in fayette
[??] she was looking for you home
[??] [hope?] you will write as soon as you
[get?] home an let mee now wether you
hav hurd from pap Jones latley or
not i hant hurd from thim in a long
time i hav wrote severl leters to
you sence i hav got ary one i sent
one & tenn Dollars by Capt Hugings
[??] sent one by W S Norris & some butens
[??] will send two buten to budy &
[????] wrings to you try of my one
[???] for the first i ever tride
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faney i hav bin vaxion ated [2]
to keep of the small pox & i want
you & budy to do the same i her [?]
small pox ragen threw that [????]
Faney if you hant droad any [????]
i want you to draw all you [???]
draw for all the time i hav [????]
if you can [??] you had [????]
hav it as others i see leters [????]
others that draws that can [????]
as well as you can you must [??]
bad wrighten an spelling for [i?]
wrote in a hurey wright soon an of [?]
Give my respects to all the Conection
an inquiern friends if thore should
bee sutch an reseave a potion your
self kiss my loving babe for mee
I now he is sweat for all of the
conection writes it to mee tha say
he is mity prety pray for mee [?]
when it gose well with youns [?]
to all the famley an friend [?]
Wm R Jones to Mary F J [?]