the 18 1862
State of NC [??] August
Dear sir I take the pleasure
to write you a few lines to
let you know that I am
well at the present and i hope
when these few lines come to
the hands of yours they may
find you enjoying the same
Blesen I can inform you that
I received your kind
and welcome letter and wase
glad to hear that you
wase well and well
sates fied and I am
glad to hear that you
and George are good and kind
to each other and i hope
that you will [?????]
ain [??] Dear ser I again and
I all so hope that we may
be permitted to converse
to Gether a Gain in this
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World Dear sir I hope that
you still remember me in
you prayers I hope that
we may spend many happy
ours to gether and I still
remember you in all my
prayers and I hope that my
prayers may be ansered
please write to me all the
Best and latest news
I have nothing of much
importance to write you
now Dear sir and if we
never meet on earth no
more may God grant
that we may meet in
heaven where sin an
sorrow pain and death
[??] no more [1]
[??] Shall [2]
[??] [??] but live
forever hapy there
i must now bring my few
lines to a close please excuse
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my bad spelling and writing
and when this you see
remember me though many
miles apart we be so no
more at the present
please write to me some
ase you get the opportunty
fare well this time

from Caroline Smith
to J M Frank

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from Caroline Smith
to J M Frank