June the 7. 1863
Comberlin Gapp Tennessee Dear
Ist Nancy & Sweet little Babes I
Again Seat my Self to Rite to yo & this leavs
Me in tollerable helth i have Sick
Spells once and a while the boys iss a
Bout as usel I hope at this may Soon
Reach you & find you all well I recevd
A Letter from you yesteday & one dated
May the 22 one from your farther & it
Give me grate pleasure to hir from you but
I was Sory to hir off your distress But mabe
God will previde for you i have ent mutch
Iday at the peple will faver you mutch
But mabey I will git home Some time I
Culd come eney time with out a Shoe
Ing But i think at i will git a Shoeing
Too come bee fore long i faild to git the
Man to Stay for me at i thout i wood
Get but i think at i will Sell my
horse & git a furlow to git a nother
One & iff i doo i will Soon bee with
you it has bin nearley a month
Sence i hird from you tell i got
your Letter yestoday & it Stated
at you had Sent me 14 teen doll
ars
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And it had Bin broke open
And thay was noe monery in it &
you Stated at you had sent me Some
Close & other things But you dident
State hoo you Sent them bye & i hent
Saw nor hird notheing off them onley
Whot Lark fetch me, & my Dear you
Are miss taken a bout me wonten or
Needeing money or Close for i have
One hundred Dollars & I have 20 dollars
Oeing to me hir & i think at i will
Draw money in a few days & i will Send
you Some iff i have a chance & ass for
Close iff i git them i will throw them
I will throe them a way for i have
Anoff to doo me tell chrissmus & i cant
Carey eney more i can git close eney day
at i wood hav them the wether is too cole
hir to ware cotten close Soe make for
you Self & the Babes you wanted to noe
hoo was rideing my hors & I ride him
My Self I have Sold my poney for one
hundred dollars Soe i havent eney good
To rite you & i cant express my feelings
And Love for you & the Babe iff i was
Too try So i will Close at present
David Matthews Nancy
Ann Matthews Billey