Ths Awg the 3rd 1863
My Dier Wife i take pleasur
this morning to Drop you a
few lines to let you no
how i am i am well an i
hop those few lines may find
you all well this is the second
letter i hav stated to yow
since i hav been her i hope
you get them i will tell yow
abowt my fair i get a nwf
to eat bread an beef wee
draw squashes an circumbers
too an hav plenty of company
thar is such talk of leaving
her to day if wee do i cant
tell you when i can write to
you a gin bwt if it is some
time yow need to bee oneasy i will wright
the first chance i cant tell
you whare to rite to mee this
time i wold bee glad to
hear from you all you no
Mag dont mak your self
oneasy a bowt mee i hope
the time will soon come
wen wee can live as wee
once did
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Mag you no i told you i wold
write you word how i got a long
an once Baker Too i will do so
Tell ant Sarow an all of
them howdy an paps Too an
Mr Kinders Tell once Baker
i will wright to him as i
promist him i wold like to
get a letter from once Bak
to no how the times is a bowt
home an hoo has to come owt
this cawl

Tell Mr moors all howdy
giv my respcts to Asenith

My Dier Wife I Most Close
for this time I giv my
love an Respecs to
yow an the
Children hoping
The time will
Soon come when
wee can live
as wee once
Did

Tilmon Baggarly
To M E Baggarly