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March thee 27th 1864 Dear husband I reseived
your leter yesterday, And was glad too hear from
you And hear that you was Well But you have
Done Beter than I have For I have Bin sick I was taken
Wednesday Night With one of my old spells
Sutch done as I had over too unkel West Caloms
Bot I have got Beter I Went Yester Day and got
your town order yesterday And have got them
All right I haint let Jack go yet hee is a gaining
And doing Well Mary & Jane Went home yester
day Dan Mr Chandler is dead and Baried I got a
Barul of flower of[f] John Dean for 8 Dolers hee Said
that You Spoke too him too get mee a Barul your
orders is 3 orders A hundred Dolers Each Daniel i have
taped 50 trees Bot haint got Sap Enoughf too Boil yet
But When I finish thiss leter i shal go and Finish
taping the Bush iff it is Sonday Mee and Hanah [2]
An is living Alone By our Selves Dan Jane and
Me talks of Coming Down too see you iff you Dont
Come home Wee Shal Come after Shogaring
thee rest of thee folks are All Well But Jane
She haint verey Well too Day
Dan Jane Wants you too rite if you have got eney
Money or Not Daniel Hanah An Sends you
in this leter teell you good By Shee Sends you 15 teen
Sints in thee leter
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Daniel Jane says iff you Want Eney Money
rit So in your Next leter I Want you too
rite often as you Can I Was too thee offise [3] yesterday
When your leter Come Iff you think of
leaving Elmira Be fore you Come home rite
And let us know
Jane Lee
John W. Lee
Hannah An Lee