NC NC
kinston
may the 21 1863
dear wife it is with
plesher that i drop you
A few lin to let you now
that i am well hopen the
few linds may find you
well in good helth i th hant
got eny leter yit i dont
now why you dont rite
i sent 40 dolars with
[levi?] row and you never
sed if you got it or not
i wont yo[u?] to rit if you
got it or not i dont no why
you dont rite i have rote
five ar six and got one
dis is the last i will rite
tel i get one i dont see
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eny youth of me riten
and git none i got A
leter frum the old man
the yisday the wos all well
the rote me more rters
And you have if you
are quit i wont you to
tel me what youer recen
is for if i hant got
eny thing new to rite
at dis time we are at
kinston one mile frum
tone i must Come to A
Close by asken you to rite
if you will derecte youer
leters to kinston NC
W P Cline
to M C Cline
[written up-side down at the top of the page:
“i wod like fore you to
rite me one leter if you will”]