John R. Houpt

Lawrencevill Nov the 14 [1864]

Dear Mary I Now seat my self to
Write you afew lines to let
you Now that I got Home safe
and sound and well and I Hope
these few lines ma find you in the
same good health oh My Dear all
though it is a short time since I
saw you oh how I long to be with you
well Mollie I have the pleasure of letting
you no that old Abraham is Elected
with the bigest majority of any
President ever that eve was elected
so you see that Igit the Ten
Dollars that was up I think that I
will lift [1] them to morrow
well Mollie I have the pleasure of
letting you a no that your brother
Lewis is at hom he came home
on last Tuesday and he will
be at home unto the twentieth of
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this Munth and then he has to go
back to his ridgmet Now my
Dear inI want if you will home
this weak or not if you dont come
home I will go out their to see you
and if you come home I will meat
you at Harleys but I want you
to write and let me no were you
will be on next Sunday
well Dear wife I will quit
for this tim I still remain
your true H B
John R. Houpt
to Mary G