Tennessee bedferd County April the 30 1863 der companion i wonst [more?]
threw the merces of god Set mi Set mi Self to rit you a fu
lins to let you no that i am tolibul well i hop when
this com to your hand hit wil find you in the best
of helth Rhoda i haint mutch to rit you this time i want
to Se you very bad and talk with you Rhoda we hav
hard far her i hope i wil get back hom be fore long Rhoda
i hant got but two leters yet i think hit tis a long time
betwix leters i hav rot you and paps folces nine leters
be fore this won Rhoda hit seme like i hav bin hier a
long time won weak seme lik hit tis as long as month
was when i was at home Rhoda ef hit is gods wil
for me to get home and i think hit tis i wil be thar
and hit wil tak mor to git me of then hit evr has i
tel you i had drother be eny place elce in the world than
her i tel you what we git to eat we git a haf pound of bacon
dert and all a day but hit tis the derts meat you evr Sead
and we git meal anuf Rhoda you rot to me to no how we
fard and hav as ni as i can Rhoda i never told you a story
nor i Shant rit you won tho you ort not Study
a bout mi far nor griv about me for i wil do the best
i can Rhoda we had a rarity for diner we had Sour dock and
[???] planten for diner and i [??] had lief be [??]
wodent eat hit wel Rhoda you must do the best you
tel i git home i think i wil be at hom after a while and
i can So Satisfaction i no Rhoda rit to me how
our Swet litle babe coms on i want to Se hur the wost in
the world i cant tel you [??] how bad i want to be at
hom wher i can Se you all and talk with you i cod tel
you things you wod not think [?????] can talk a heap more
[??] than i wod [talk?] at home So i must close rit son and
fail not So i [remain?] your loving husband untel deth
Wm S Poe to Rhoda Poe be shore and rit
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der Sister a fu lins to you i am tolebul well this morning
i hop this will find you all well and doing lik wise gals
you dont no how bad i want to Se you for hit looks
like i cant her from you i hant mutch to rit more
than you can Se on the tother Sid i want you to rit to me
and rit how you ar gitin a long with your crop and
how you and [??] maket hit a plowin ole gals ef i was
thar to help you how glad i wod be but i aint thar
you must do the best you can tel i git back home
i think i wil get back after a while gals you no when
i am at home i cod hav mi litle fun but tha aint
eny fun for me tha is Sum her can Se fun but hit
dont look funy funny to me gals i want you to mak
all you can to eat for evrthing is hi now is the time
to mak money but be Shore and not ceep this old con
federat money ef you hav got ary of hit bi Stock with
hit gals i am Sorry you codent git that cow i had drother
hav her than thirty dollars of the confedert money gals
i hav lernt a heap Sence i hav bin in the war gals tha
tha is won man her in our compny he was takin a prisner
at [????] and the yankes him thre month he Sed
tha tret him well tha tuck him in the north ef tha git
me i want them to turn me loos mity quick so as
i can git home wel Rhoda John is well he is lik me
he want to be at home gals i want you and Rhoda
to be Shore and rob the be gome and git all the
honey you can i wish i was thar to help you eat
hit der wife and Sisters when i git home wher i can git Som
thing fit to eat you ma think i wod go a gain but i wil do no
[?] think dont [??] of you Study a bout what i hav rot Jest
but do the best you all can and rit evry chanc you can So no
mor at time So fare well tel i her from you again
W S Poe to Rhoda Poe and Nancy Poe and Aps Poe