the
                 March 23 1863
                     Respected Sur i recived
youers of the 17 and i was happey to her from
you and my famley but i was sorrey lern that
my wif was sick and likewis the mis fortin of mr
milers and lunday But deth has noe re spect of person
i have ben un well for sum tim but i am on the mend
and i am in hopes that i will git up shortley but god
noes how it will turne out i rot to you a bout going
to Johnsons to git that monney and i hav rot to Johnson
and i ant a goin to wait one day for if he dose not pay
as son as i send for it he will proteste the contract
and i am not bound one minnet longer and he may
com and tak his one plase for i wont stay on ouer longer
i will send his bond as soon as i can git to town and send it
Buy exspress and ther it will go safe i shold lik to
noe whether my famley has gote the cumfertes of
lif or not for if tha hav it is mor than we hav her
For thay never was sutch times in this world as ther
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i shold lik to noe what makes you think that Johnney
has gone to mr Johnsons for i think that Johnson wood
hav rot to me if he had a com thar but i hav not had
but one letter from him sence i com her the monney
is due the 13 of april and if i Dont git it at the verrey
day i shal com hom for i wont bee baffeld one minnet
i am happey to noe that i hav got a frend that will
tak the trubl to right to me i think that i will git
to town next wek and then i will send it to you and
dont bee put of one minnet thare is no chance for
a furlow now for the yankes is com in sit a gane and
we exspect a nother fit everey ouer let my wif noe
that i am still in the land of the living and tel hur
that i want to see hur verey mutch but i must com
to a close Bute i remaine youres with respect
untill deth S L Fuller