Baldwin..Fla
March 27th 1864
My Deare wife I will drop you
a few lines to let you no that I am
well and I hope this may find you an
the Baby the Same my deare I have
nothing much to write to you at this
time only we have to work verry hard
Sunday not excepted but we cant
help it for it has to be don this
war is a harde thing but we will
have to put up with all tha put up
on us but I hope that god will
Smile upon us an bring us out
safe if he does not I dont see what
will become of us tho we will never
be whiped untell our bread an
meat gives out I have sed a nuff afor
this time a bout the war I would
give a heape jest to see you an
tolk to you a while it may be
a long time before we meat a
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gain but I hope not I hope
not I cant help but think
that the war will end this year
you must give my love to all
of the famley an to youre folks
an receive a large Potion for
youre selfe hug an kiss the babe
for me I will send you fifty
cts in that letter for you to
pay the Posteage on my letter
you must write soon an fail
not for I want to heare from
you the worst sort you an
all of the rest when you rite
let me heare how the Small Pox
is geting a long I will close by
Saying I hope the lord will take
care of you all an permit
us all to meet a gain god bless
you my deare for how bad I want
to hug you an kiss youre sweete
Shugar lips T W G Inglet to his love an
my love