State of missipi yassoo Cty
Apral the 8 / 1863
Dear wife and children it is with
plasier that I rit yo A fu lines to
let yo no that I am wel at this
time and hop these lines wil com
safe to hand and find yo and al
the children engoying the Same
blesing of god Jain I am glad that
I hav got able to git out of the hors
pital once more I hav bin left the
hors pital 4 days I am on my way to
green wood whar tha ar a fiting now
I am on bord of the Steam boat siting
down on the flore riting on a old plank
I mant never git a nother chance to [1]
rit to yo I hav never got but 2 leters
from yo Since i lef thar them was rot
the 8 and 17 of febuary thar is a leter
at the rig ment for me I wil git to
green wood to moro evning if no bad
luck I hav no nuse to rit yo I hav Suferd
Since I Saw yo and it is not worth my
while to Sa any thing about it I want
yo to rit to me as Soon as yo can direct
I wil Sa to yo not to rite to me any more
tail I rit to yo a gain Joseph E Wesson
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I wil rit as Soon as I git to my
Comand Jain I Sold my best blanket
I got out of money and I Sold it at the
hors pital I tuck the money and bot
me Som thing to eat and I got 3 dolers
for it and then I bot and Sold and
mad money I bot al I eat and bot me
Som paper and Som envlops and mad
25 dolers clur in one weak I hav got
25 dolers now in my pocket I think when
I git to the rig ment I wil draw money
I wil Sa in my next leter whar to
Send yor leters I wil Send john and
wiliam a presant in my next leter
yo most excuse this bad rot leter for
the bot Shakes So that I cant rite
good So I wil close my leter for this
time by Subscribing my Self yor
loving husban til Deth I wil rite
again as Son as I can So good
by til I rit to yo again
to his wife Joseph E Wesson
Rachal J Wesson