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December 15 1862

Dear hus ban I agan take up my willing pen to drop you afew
lines to let you no the times here I am as well as I ever ex pect
to bee and caldonia and children is well I got a letter from phillip
Last week and tha was both well and at a little town called jas[??]
in tennesee I Shall not rite but a few lines as I have rote 2
letters since I have got 1 line from you and ware have got 2
sence I have got 1 and I sur pose that if you had uv wrote to
me that the letters would uv come as safe as war[e]s tho I have
not seen his letters but I hird he had got 2 I have not bought
no 1 bushel of corn yet nor I do not no whare to get enny caldoni
bought 7 bushel from william macdinie at 1 dollar an 50
per bushel but would not let me have 1 bushel nor I have not
got but 1 pound of sault and I give a dollar for that and I expect
that this place will ly Idle for fagan I do not beleve intends
to tend it and what wee will do for bread the old sow has got
10 pretty pigs but I do not no how I will keep them alive I
exspect I had better sell them for tha will all dy Mr fuller
you ought not uv left home I hird from John he is well
some times at one place and then at another but the most
of his time at old jukes ones you spoke of coming home at
crismas but I cant beleve that I ever shall se you agan
I wont you to wright as soon as you get this letter for I want
to here from you ef you have not give out wrighting to me this
is the last letter I expect to wright untell I get anser for this
is 3 I have rote sence bill ware has got 2 I must bid you
fare well my de husband if you can come home come soon for you
have no eydea how bad I wont you to come home for thar is not
anight but I dreame about you caldonia best respects to
you and she ses that you must make has home
adue my love Elizabeth Smith fuller