novenber 18 my Dere father [1862]
i take my pen in hand to inform
you that i am Well at Bressent
all except i have the cold
and i let you know that the weater is
Cold Des few Days
and i let you that i like it good
so fare But i Woud like it Beter
at home and our eding is werrey [1]
small here But the ysters [2] ar
Cheep and Blandy [3] But my money
is not Blanty
and i let you know that i ded
Come all rite to my rethment
i wase on the steam Boat we Drill
about four ours a Day
so no more at Bressent
swet Botato are one Dolers a Bushels
and i want you to tel mey
if the did feth [4] them other
fellers yet or not
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my Dere mather i cent my
Best respect to you that we
have Bread for Bregfast and coffey and a liddle meed [5]
and a tin ful sup for our Dinner
and for super Bread and meet and
Coffey and not as muth as i [Cant?]
eat
But for all that i like it good
a nuf
so no more at Bresent
let mey know ware Daneal is
and how he is com ing along
i think peter is in washington
as much as i know
and let mey know how my
fameley is com ing along
and rite mey all the news a
Bout home
Dond for get and rite as sune as you can
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my Dere Brother
Cyrus I take my pen in hand
to inform you that i am
Well at Bressent and i hope
Dis few lines find you all in
the same stat of good helth
and i let you know that i did
see more Dis two weeks
that i ever Did before
i wase two weeks on the way
and Der wase all strange
men wis mey i did end
not one of them and i had
no Blanket to slep
But i can tel you it wase
Cole them nyth to sleep
wis out Blanket
and i tel you dar is a grate
menney Colerd man and wommon
in dis naberhood
rite as sune as dis coms to you
hand and rite often