the of 1862
Richmond V A this 20 october

My dear Partha I now Seat my Sealf
to anser your letter whitch I received
a few minutes ago my dear I am
not well yet I was vaxenated
the other day so I wodent get the
Small pocks and it is brakeing
out on me and makes me werry
Sick I have got the rumitis again
but not verry bad my dear
Partha I hope when theas few lines
reaches yew they will find yew
and my dear babe enjoying good
health yew sead that yew was
trubbled so mutch about me that
yew got Sick but my dear I
hope that yew air well now
my dear Partha they air good news
in richmond the north has sed
that they wold call a convention
and the South and if they
coldent agree in it that they wold
let the South go and part in peace
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So my dear I hop that we will Soon
have peace my dear Partha me and
Daniel is goin to rite to our farther to
come and bring us Some things each won
a hat and Socks and some money I want yew
to come with him again and if yew can
bring me a pair of gloves farther will
let yew no when he comes Daniel will
rite to him as soon as he gets a letter I
want yew to be reddy to come with
him we will rite as soon as we get
a letter from him and if yew can
come with him again for I want to
see yew verry bad no more at present
come if yew can dont furget what
I tel yew we may draw our money
to day I dont no no more John H Hartman
if yew cant come rite to Partha L Hartman
son me and Daniel will rite to farther
in a cuply days So be reddy to
come with farther be reddy So when
farther gets the letter So yew wont
be botherd come if yew can So no
more fair yew well bless your sweet hart