Virgina

Arlang ton higth
May the thir theenth
my dear wife it is a gane that
i do right to let you now that i am
well at the presant time and
hope that those dear onse at home
is the same i have bin a wating
with grate pationts for to get ansor
from som of my letters that i have
sent you and to heere
wheather that you have got that
mony or not that i did send
to Almond or not and how mutch
was the fratage on it i did
look for a leter yestar day strong
Daniel D Lowel did get one
yester day and his wife roat
that you was down ther
and wanted to now how i did
do she rote that he most right
som thing a bout me when he roat
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you must right so that i can
here from you eavery weeke
you can if you are amin to do that
the news hase come here that
we have take richmon i hope that
it is trew if so you may looke for
me home a gane in a short time
tell fathe and mother that
i do send my best respect to them
if you hant bet eny land shall
yo stay there this sumer as not
to my Dear Wife godby DB Lee

to hanah Ann Lee
my dearist child i do right so that
mother can reede it to you
i do want to see you very mutch
i hope to see you onse more if i can
you must be a good girl and lirn
to reede so that you can right
to me soon have mother cis you
for mee DB Lee
Right right back Daniel B Lee