State of NC hanover
fibuary the 13 1863
dear wife i take mi pen in
hand to let you now that
i am well hopen when
those few linds Coms to
hand may find you A all
well i have not got no
leter from you sence
Miles wos don i got
mi box last night mi
things wos all good but
sume of the potato wos roten
the balens [1] wos all good
i wos glad to git it
but i wod druther been
dire and eat it with
you i hope that this will
be the last year that
i will liv in dis way
V dist hire in the
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wod no tent A bout it
[??] [??] ben very Cold
hire but it has ben
[cloudy?] All the time that
V [2] have ben done hire
i have nothen new to rite
[??] i dont think
that [???] will be eny
fite hire fore i
think that the yankes Can
git in hire for it is all
and [???]
[??] i must Come to A
Close by asken you to
rite as sune as dis
Comes to hand And direct
youer leters to goldbare
45 reg Co k in the
Caire of Capton bost
W P Cline
to Mary C Cline