the of
fredericksburg . v.A. this . 20 . december . 1863 [1862]
My dear Partha I now Seat my Self
to drop yew afew lines to inform yew
that I am well at the present time
and I hope my dear when theas few
lines reaches yew and my dear babe will
find yew boath enjoying good helth
I received your letter last evening I was
glad to hear from yew my dear Partha
yew Sead yew Sent me apair of gloves
and Socks and Some cloaths . but . ramsy
never brot them he left them at
richmond and we hant got them yet
and he Ses he dont no whether we will
git them or not my dear Partha I will
tell yew Something now about the battle
I cant tell yew mutch about it but
I will tel yew what I Saw I was not
in it my Self but I saw them fightting
and I Saw the yankeys run like everything
it looked perty to Se them fighting our
men whiped them all to peasus I hope
that the war will Son end Jeneral
lee Ses no man Shant go home til they
go by compnys he Ses the war
cant last mutch longer
John H. Hartman To Partha L. Harman
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my dear Partha I will Send yew
fifty dollers in this letter and I wont
yew to take good care of it and rite Soon
to me and let me no whether yew get
it or not rite Soon my dear and let
me no my dear Partha yew Sead yew
cold not Send me nothing good to eat for
yew had no flower my dear yew air
Suffering wors then I am but god bless
your Sweat hart of yew I will Send
yew all the money I git before yew
Shal Suffer So I will put in this
letter fifty dollars rite Soon to me
and let me no whether yew get it or
not my dear Partha I must close my
letter by Saying to yew god bless yew
I hope to meet yew by april to live
and dwell with yew again
my dear Partha I want yew and my farther
to Send me and Daniel abox between yews
Send me adram for my crismas no more
at present my dear rite Soon remember
your dear husband and Il remember yew
John H Hartman to his dear wife
Partha l Hartman
Partha L. Hartman John Hartman
John Harttman John H. Hartman