febuary 15 1863
Dear Sister an brother I
Seat my Self this morning to
write you A fiew Lines to
Let you all hear from me I
am well at the preasant time
an in hopse when these fiew
Lines come to hand they may find
you an your family injoying the
Sam Sa[?] blessing sister I rote to
you Last sunday but I havent heard
eney thing of it yet Jane you
must write me word whether Captain
Bacon has had that money divided
yet or knot Jane you must tell Edward
he Can Let eney one have mine
he thinks proper but he must
make them give the bond in my
name an give it to you to keep
an allso you must write me word
how much there are A peace tell Edward
probily mama may want that money
an if you Let hear havet you must have
hear bond an make her give it in my
name Jane I am seeing hard times
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hear know they have Cirtail
our rashons from ahalf apound
to aquarter pound a day
but they gives us aquarter a
pound of sugar in the place of
the meat I have five pound of
as nice sugar Sister you must write
me word whether dot an puss [1] is
going to Live at mama or knot
an you must write [if] you was sent [2]
down as conscrps I Will bring my
Letter to aclose by Saying that [I]
must go an feed my hoses

Sister you Must
Back your Letter to

Glennallen Henrico County
Va
Glennallen Henrico
County Va
John C. Collins


Glennallen Henrico
County Va