Manassas Junction v a October 12 1861
Dear Nancy I seat my
self this morning for the purpos
writein you a few lines which
will inform you that I am well
and I hope thes few lines may
find you well and in good
spirit Nancy I am looking
for a leter from you evry day
for I hav writen to you cence
you hav to me but Mr Sheek is
a goin to start home and I thout
that I would write you a few lines
and send by him and I want you
to write to as soon as you can for I
want to here from you and
all the balance of you and write
how Marts John is getin a long
with the girls and where he
goes mostly and write how my
folkes are for it is very seldem
that I get any leters from them
I wont write m in this for I ma
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get a leter from shortly and
I will answer it if you wont to
sen me any thing you can send it
I recon for they will bee a goodeal
of passing I think I am not partik
ler what you send me gest any thing
that you can if it is nothing but
leters and good nuse I am sory that
I havent any thing new and interstin
to write direct your leters to the same
place I remain yours untill death
Harrison Hanes


pleas hand this over to Miss Nancy Williams