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Transcription: 

1862
The State of alabama Fayet County June the 14
dear husban i tak the plesur of doping you a
few lies to let you no that i am well as
comon and i hope thes fu lines ma fine you well
for you rite to me about the silenen and i expeto
her writime i her from yoa to hre that you ar
bad sick i wont you to rite to me a Sun as
gite sick William i won to sea you the wers i [evr?] [1]
did in all my life i have nothing of importe to rit
our frends and conection is well as fares as i no
tha all want to se you and all the res of there [fre??] [2]
come home we ar o ther a living a lone we hv no
wone to cumfirte yus i wont thimes a is hard but we
cod stane them a he pe beter ef you wire here [th??] [3]
cume with a i
R R r r r w w
1 2 7 7 7 3
[4]
Sinners 2 hark 2 while I relate
9 what 22 hapend 22 in kentucky State
9 A poor young woman lately died
99 She 22 droped from all per welth and pride
9 She once profest the lord to nuv and did with
9 Saicmce th meting lroe
9 State of alabama 9 Fray 6 County
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 9

1862 [5]

Footnotes: 
  1. line cut off
  2. line cut off
  3. line cut off
  4. Written upside down at the bottom of the page
  5. Written at bottom of the page right side up
Date: 
June 14, 1862

Author(s)

Name Variant: 
Rhody, Rhod
Residence (County): 
Fayette County, AL

Recipient(s)

Unit: 
Co. I, 32nd Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Fayette County, AL

From

From State: 
Alabama
From County: 
Fayette

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Genevieve M. Vallentine
Transcription Date: 
May, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
April, 2013

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