County
Savannah Gea Chatham July the 5 1862
Dier brother i this moring seat
my self to let you know tat i
am yet in the land of the
living and i am in joying tolibul
good helth at this time and
jim i do truly hop that when
thias few lienes comes safe to
hand that thiey may find you and
frankey and tom and aul of the
connection well and doing well
jim i want you to rit to me as
Son as you git this leter and
rit to me how you are a giten
along and how all the connetion
is a giting a long Jim i want
you to tell unkle David wadkins
to rit to me for i wod be
Glad to hear from all of
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you Jim i have been a looking
for a leter from you a long
time but i have got in
tierly out of hart i have rot
to you three or four leteres
and i never have got but
one or too leters from you Jim
i hant mutch to rite to you
and i want to See you and
all of the rest of the connection
mity bad Jim i wod bee
Glad for you to come doun her
and see me Jim it will
Just coust you twenty dolars
to come from athens to
Savannah and if yo will come
and fetch litle Johney with
you i will pay you all that
it cost for fetching Johney
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Jim sence i have begon to rite
wilbur wiliams has died
Jim i want you to writ to
me when you heard from
dick and when you heard from
him i am in hery for i have
to take Dave Payne and and
milt Glaspia [1] langston
wife to the depot to nite
Jim you must rite to me as
soon as you git this leter
you must excuse bad riting
for i have just Got Soe i can
rite a letle so i must come
to a cloes nothing moer at this
time onley remaens your
brother un till death
C A Payne to James wadkins
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a word to martha loftis
Deer sister i seat my Self to
drop you a few liens to let
now that i am well at this
time and i do truly hope that
when theas few liens comes
safe to hand that they may
find you and your litle
child and injoying the many
blessing of God martha i
wnat you to rite to me as
sone as you git thease
few liens rit to me when
you heard from bill i hant
time to rite nomor i
must come to a cloes So nothing
moer onely remaens you
brother un tell death
C A Payne to martha loftis