Almiry [Elmira, New York]
April the 5 1864
Mrs Jane lee it is agane
i take the opertunity to in
forme you that i hant
forgoten you i wish that
i was there with you to
night for it is now nigt
and i am aright ing by
candail light i resived
your cind letter the 3
which i was very glad
to get and glad to here
that you was ageting
bet ter if i had ben there
to tak care of you how mut
ch bet ter i Shood of felt
but i Shell be there in
a few days now we was
must terd yest ter day
and as soone as they
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they can get around
to make out thr for lows
i shall be to home for afew
days so the capten told me
yestterday [casy?] is here every
day most he was here to day
and hanah Jane was to here
to see me she went home
to day i have had a very
bad cold for about a weeke
i cant hardly speeke
loud now but the cold
is now aleveing me now
did you have good care
when you was sick if i had
of anone it i shood of
run away and com home
and seene you at the risk
of eny hasard you rote that
you had goot those ordars
they must be filde in
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the town clirks ofis
but i shill be home to see to
that i hope in the cors
of aweeke or so eny how
tell my dear baby that
how that i do want to
see her i cant hardley com
tain miself when i think
of home tell tell her
that she must not
think of mee more than
she can help and you the
same this plase is not
my home long i hope
for we shant stay here
all sumer John is there
i sopose have him right
sunday and car it down
to the ofis sunday so
i can get it monday
if i am not to home before
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Direct to Allmira
Chemung Co
Barakes nomber 1
Ward forth 179 ths
is the redgment
i must now close
tell fathe and mother
that i send my best
respect to them all

hanah Ann i wish i was
this night with you
to have som thing
to eat for my aptite
is poor at the presant
so good by at the presant
to all

Daniel B Lee to
Jane An hannah Ann
to his home