febuery the 15 1863 NC
newhanover conty haley
Shelter Creake
dear wife i take mi pen
in hand to let you now
that i am well and i
hope when those few linds
Coms to hand may find
you all in good helth i
resevd too leters from
you the day and i was glade
to hear that you was all
well mark wont me to
send him A [1] but i cant
git him nune at dis time
but i will git him one
as sune as i git to A
tone we are A long
wase frome A tone tel
him to be A smarte
boy tel i come home i
hope that i will git to
come home dis spring
and i will fetch him A
nife
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you sade the you wanted
me to Come and fix youer
plows i wod like to Come
and fix them and if i
Can git away i will
Come i Can tel you that
i got my box and mi
things was all good but
A few of the potato
was roen the balens was
all good and i was glad
to see it Come it Come
in a good time to me
you sade that the was
plenty of ise and snow
theire is no snow
nare ise hire but V
have got plenty of rain
the land is so low that
we can dig A well three
foot dieup and git water
A plenty and you may
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now that it is good
you sade that Cane and
haly was muved to
ralos but i think that
you Can dew with out
him as good as with
him i dont think that
he dune you much
good when he was dire
i think that it is A
fine thing that he is
gone i must Come to A
excuse mi bad riten
i remember you on
tel deth rite sune
as dis Coms to hand
i like to heare from
you back youer leters
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dear fathelaw i tak
mi pen in hand to let
you now that i am well
hopen when those few
linds Coms to hand
may find you all well
you sade that you wod
like fore me to Come
home and work in the
shop for you i wod
like to Come home and
dew youer work but i
Cant Come yit A While
but i think that we
will all git to Come
home dis sumer sume
time i wod like to
see you all one time
more but i think that
i will git home sume
time A gane rite to me
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