Beverly West Virginia
April 11 /65
Dear neoma & Mary Jane Compton
I feel very glad this eavening to
get 1 letter from you that you rote
to me on the 21 of March & to know that
you was all well & I think that more
letters will come a gin tomorow eavening
there was 2 letters came here of Brown
& I sent them Back to him in a new
invelop to cumberland to him
I am well at present hoping that heas
fiew lines will find you All well
There is talk here that we ar to move
us back to the rail road We ar stile
capturen some Johneys & thare is some
coming in & swaring alegincis I think
that it wont be long til we get home
Neoma I want you to cook as much
acordingly as when I was at home
& be fat and harty & ceep your health
[???] & ceep in good hart I must
close right soon John W Compton