April the 3 1863
pecotligo SC
dear wife
i take my pen in
hand to let you now
that i am well hopan
when those few linds
Coms to hand may
find you in good helth
A reseved youer kind
leter yisday wich gave
me much plesher to
hear frum you
sade that you had sold
the old mair i wont
you to try to keep the
Colt if you Can for
horses is A gonte to
be hard to git if dis
ware wod stop but i
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dont seee eny sins
of it stopen you sade
that the times wos hard
dire i Can tel you that
the times is hard hire
V git Corn bred And
A litel poor Beaf we
have not had eny
wheat bed sence V have
ben hire i Can say
to you that dis is A
harde plase but i
dont think that we
will stay hire long
eny more V er A
looken ever day for
A fite hire but i
dont think that ser
will be eny fite hire
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i have nt got eny
new to rit at dist
time i will send
elen A ring in dis
leter i wod like to see
elen and litel
robard i must fetch
mi leter to A Close
by asken you to
rite as sune as
dis Coms to hand
Co i remain youer dear
husbon on tel deth
derect youer leters
to Charelison Cookes
birgate 46 reg in the
Care of Capton bost
Co k W. P. Cline.
to . Mary. C. Cline.
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dear fatherlaw and
mutherlaw it is
with plesher that
i drop you A few
linds to let you now
that i am well hp
hopen when these few
linds Coms to hand may
find you all well i hav
nothen new to rite the
times is hard and now
sine of them A giten
eny beter i wod like
to git home to see you
all Co i must Come
to A Close by asken
you to rite
W P Cline
to John Summit