April the 3 1864
Plymouth NC
Dear Sister nothing is any
more [pesiuer?] [1] to me an to ingage
my time in Riting you a fiew
lines to inform you of my health
I am not well at this time
but I hope thies fiew lines
may find you injoying all the
good health that good can
Bestow upon you for I love you
Dearly an I would give the
Whole world to See you Dear
Sister I want you to write me
Whether you hav ever
got anny letter from mee
or not I hav rote you too
letters an I never have received
a letter from you yet I hope
the time will Soon come
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when we can meet again
an injoy our Selves as wee
hav in days past an gone
Dear Sister I am getting a plenty
to eat an to ware I get a plenty
of sugar an coffey an cheese an
everything that is nessessary
to eat george taylor is well
an harty an wonts his love
rememberd to you an marthy
A B wonts his love remember
to you an Says he would bee
glad to See you all o Sister if
I could bee with you this
eavening I think it would
give me more plesuer than
any thing in this
world I wont you to tell
winny that I have not
forgotten her tell her to
give my love to all of the
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famly an all of the girles
an tell them that I am
yet alive an I hope an trust
in good that I Shal See
them all once more before
I die give my love to marthy
an [Janly?] an keep a larg portion
for your Self I must come
to a Close By Saying farewell
untwell I See you yours
Trewly from an
Absent Brother
Edward Rice To
Sely Rice