Boliver Hights
Virginia
Thursday Oct 22nd 1862
My Dear Sister
I recieved a letter
from Davis but monday night the receat for
the box was enclosed in it and one postage stamp I
got the box a tuesday morning evry thing in
the box was good nothing was hurt the
least bit evry thing taisted very nice
I have lived like a fighting cock ever sence I
got the box O that grape sorse you canot
immagein how nice it does tast to me but
I think the best of was the mince pies
they taisted just as Mothers pies use
to when I worked in the shop and use to
cary my dinner O sister do you suppoes those
times will ever hapen again those good times
that we use to have togather we can ondley
wait and trust in the Lord for [??] [1]
I was thinking how I should love my Dear
Mother and Sisters and Brothers if I [should?]
live to meat them once more O sister [I]
think I should love you so well that [??]
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should not alow any one else to love you
I doant think it would do for Mr Cheever
to come around their if I wer at home
if I wer at home I should make him
help cut the fire wood and I should
just tell him to that he might fetch
a little bottle of [flaid?] once and a while in
his pocket but you must not tell him
that I wrote any thing of this kind about
him because he might get frightned and not
come to see you any more O hannah why dident
Mr wood cock send me some chestnuts in
the box I should like to had some very much
I cannot get any where I am now and that
likeness that you was agoing to send in the
box I could not see it I shell expect
you will send it by mail now as you did
[not?] send in the box I wish you and cousin
Sarah would have your likenesses taken
to – gather and you can send it by mail
it will cost you 6 or 9 cents to send it out
hear if I had the money I would
have mine taken you said when you got
the money that I might look for some
[in?] a letter but I have not that letter yet
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I do not think of any thing to write
this time I will try to write more
the next time
[written diagonally]
Good By Untill

your hear from me in
my next

I ever and ever remain
your well regarder
Jacob A Blackington