State of Tenn March.the.6.
Coffee Cty Ad.. 18. 63 .....
My Dear Companion it tis with
pleasure that i seat my self to
in form you that i am well at
this time i hope these few lines
reach you an find you in joying
the same [porion?] of Gods bless Faney
i havent writing of importance to
to write at presan t i havant now
good newse but a plenty of bad
the times is very hard her the pervision
is eat up in the Country i went out
a few milds this morning to get some
veagitleboles but i couldant get none
i baught my brexfast at $[6.00?] [?] [1]
biscuit an [??] ham & coffee i [????]
[??] Geese is $20[?] Chickens $200 Ducks 2 to 250
[Eggs?] $200 to $ 300 per Dosen Peach or apal pise
[??] to the Dollar peese [????]
beens 50 cts per qt whiskey $12 to $[??] qt
milk 50 cts per qt Buter $ 200 per lbs
[??] 25 cts per lbs i sold my over Cote
fif[??] [??]lars it was a [??????]
[????] tote it on a march [?] the other [?]
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Francis i fear tha will bee a nother fight
her soon the report her is that the Enemey
is advancen on us with a strong forse tha
are taken ever thing as tha go tha take
all the Cesessionsest pervision from thim
an make thim draw rashens like the
solders & ses thim that ceceded shant
plant a sead tha low to starve thim
out the sitersons are mity ferd wee [2]
will give back to Bridgport and i bleave
will hafto before long or fight one tha
say that tha is two Gunn bots a
bove the musshelshole in Tenn river
I looke for a heap of fighten this spring
in Tenn i hope i will nuver will
[??] nary nother Fight as long as i live
for it tis dangers on ever side tha ant node
good a bout it faney wee hav a heap
of bad wether her it snowed on the [?]
it [??] a [??] now an wee haf to [??]
an guarde let the wether bee as it
may kill or sicken who it may
the offisers dont ceer that is [??] big
offisers [??] ceer for [??????]
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Francis you may now tha hav now
feeling for a man John Wilson & Dave
Suddarth went to sleep while on post
on picket tha hav had thim in prisen
ever sence i lurn that tha hav taken
three months wages from thim & make
thim work thre months on the brestwork
an ware a ball an chane all the time an
John Green Hubbart of Co i went to sleep
while guarden a corne file the same time
the others did his dome a ball an chane [3]
two months an two months wages taken
from thim i am mity sary for thim
Faney my my loving Companion i
want to see you & my dear litle babe
worse than i ever did in life i think
of you some times i think i cant bare
the idey of waten to see you for fer
i nuver will get the chance then i
think what is to bee will bee sow
i might content my self as well
as i can in this unfriendley world
i still have the hope of meeting you
in this world in peas an happiness
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Mary Francis tell mother that
William is well i havent hurd from
John in some time he was beter the
last i hurd from him Mat is pewney
R Clements is well Faney i havent got
nary leter in some time the last one
was dated Jan Feb the 5 you was at
uncle Jesses i got tiard a looking for one
& thought i wood write one i answard your
other one i hant hurd wether you had
got home or not i want you to send mee
word wether you got that money i sent
by Bob Coopper & some litle things i sent
by Wm Norris i want Saleyan ploud [4]
some this spring if you can get it done i
nuver hav hurd any thing a bout my
[stock?] i wood luf to her if i cant see thim
thaure nothing to you an James to mee
that i could see you bowth it twood
do my poore litle sole good nothing in
this world that is aney satasfaction to
mee while i am sow fare from you you
give my love & best respects to all the Conection
Good by for this time till i heer from you
Wm R Jones to Mary F Jones &c