State of ala Tuscaloos Cty July [?] [?] [1]
my dear Companion i this morning [?]
self to let you now how iam [?] [?]
bin i hav bin wright [?] [?] [?]
but hav got well of hit [?] [?] [?]
this morning and i hop that these [few?] [?]
find you and the babe bowth [well?] [?]
to see you sow bad that yoy my [hav?] [?]
like it wood all most burst open o that [peas?]
was mad sow that icould live at home again
with you how thankfull wood ibee to my
god and friends wee hav aheap of [sickness?]
and severl death to wee hav lost Wm [?] [?]
James mooer Bob Traywick this week [?] [?]
that Willis morgan was ded he [was?] [?] [?]
and wee have severl more sick [?] [?]
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[?ment] vacuated this plase and moved a
[?] huntred yds on the perrad ground
[?] [?] hot sun for helt tha say but
[?] [?] will give us all the feavor
[?] talking of resining his offis and
[?et] but i hope that he wont
[?at] our men Hhas whop M mcClenon [2]
and took severl huntred prisners in
[?annid] i hav the chence of sennin sending this letter
by mr savedg and i am glad of the chence for i now
that you want to her from mee i hant herd from
[?] sence ileft theair i want to her from
[?] bad i want you to kiss jimma every
[?] for i want to see him sow bad you
[?] [?] mee word how you air every chence you can
[?] [?] Mrs M F Jones God bless you is my prair