May The 27 th 1863
Westpoint GA Mary F Jones
dear wife it tis with pleasure that
i seat my self to informe you that
i am well at presant Francis i hope
these few lines will reach y[ou?] [1]
an find you & our sweet ba[be?]
in the best of helh helth [???]
F wee are onn our way for [Vicks?]
burg Mississippi faney i was ve[ry?]
sick when i started from manch
Manchester i thout that i was taken
the feaver but hav got well
a gain i reseaved your cind leter
before i left Manchester i was
happy to her from you an to her that
you all was well an was a geten
a long sow well with thare crops
Faney my arme ant got well yet
wher i was vactionated the sore
is larger than a half dollar raw
as a peas of beef looks lik proud
flesh in hit it tis mity [ley?] i[n?]
my way it all ways aruning so[?]
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Francis wee hav seen a [gay?] [??]
onn the road wee started on the 21
i wish you was her with mee to
to take a pleasure ride i had rather
ride onn cars than to do any thing el[c?]
[?] tho wee runn a narrow resk last
[ni?]ght some body pot pulled out
[?] couplenpinn in a quarter of
[?]he deepow at one o clock at night
left over half of us behind then
tha was another trane a going back
the other way it got in right at [???]
before tha seen us it jard us mityley
the wheat crops is mity good all
a long the road corne looks nice
it tis a raneing at this time John
an Wm is bowth well i will
hafto quit for this time you need
not to write tell you her from mee
a gane i seen John Noris in atlanta
he was a bout well i surpose T B R
Reynolds is missen in the fight in va
[ex?]cuse bad riten an s[p]elling hody to
[all?] kiss my babe Wm R Jones