NC Homes Landing
Topsyl Sound
April 30 day 1863
Dear Wife i take this
appertunity of riting you
a fieu lines to let you
know that I am well and
hoping this leter may
find you all well I
rite theas fiu lines to
let you know that I
will send you 40 dolers
of money by levi
Rowe he promist
me he wold take it to
my House as he went
to his broth [????]
W.P. Cline
To Mary C. Cline
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the 30th April camp by [???] Sound
Dear wife it is with plesher
at i drop you A few linds
to let you now that i
have ben sick for
this last six days but i am
geting beter but i hope
the few linds may find
you all well i have rote
three leters and got
none i dont now why
you dont rite it dont
dew mi eny good to rite
and git no anser to mine
have got back to north
Carlne our Compney is
Seven miles frum the
rigment A garden the
Salt works salt is ten
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dalars bushel the
boys is all senen money
the got their money last
night but i hant got
none you mite think
that i have spent all
my money but i have
got rite smart Comen
to me the are given
sume fullow but it is
no Chance fore A pure
man if i had A niggre
er too i Cud git A
fullow too but dat i
hant got but i hope
that dis ware will
stope sume time and
i will git free one time
A gaine and i will stay
free
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i wont you to rite and
tel me how you are giting
A long with youer work
and tel me how my
Colt is dewing i wod
like to Come home
And see you all one
time A gane i think
mabey i will git to Come
home dis sumer sume
time i still liv in
hope that dis fus will
Come to A Close dis
Sumer i dont think
that the will be
to stop it be fore long
for the hant got much
to eat now and if it
dont sune stop the
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will have nun we
ar giting lite rashen
now one querter of A
pond of baken A day
And it is hafe roten
some times you may
ges that dis
is hy living Co i
must Come to A
Close by asken you
to rite Co i remain
youer husbon on tel
deth
derect youer leters
to Wilmiton 46 re
Co K in
W P Cline
to M C Cline