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fredericksburg . v . A . of febuary [1863]
My dear wife I now Seat
my Self to drop you afew
lines to answer your cind
letter whitch I received afew
minutes ago I was glad to hear
from you and to hear that you
and my babe was well
my dear Partha I am verry
mutch pleased with the Song
that you Sent me and I
will Send you another
perter one then all and I will
Send you old uncle abe and
his boys my dear wife
we air at the Same Camp
yet and I expect we will
Stay hear till Spring my
dear I hant got nothing of
importance to rit to you
only the yankeys papers
Ses that the war will
be ended by may
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my dear Partha you Sead you
wold like to no whether
what was to matter with
me that I cold not rite
I can tel you I was studdying
so hard about one thing and
another that I cold not get
my mind fixt rite
my dear it Snwed last
tuesday and tuesdy night
it was nearly niedeap but
it is most all gone we
hant had mutch cold wether
out hear yet my dear I wont
you to rite me all the news
you can my dear Partha I must
Soon bring my letter to aclose
for it is most time to feed
my horses my dear I must
close by Saying to you
my dear I remain your
dear husband until
death
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John H Hartman to his
dear Wife
Partha L Hartman
your respectfully my
dear trulove god bless
your Sweat hart of gold
My dear Partha the each [1]
is in our compny
Calvan Brown and
John brinkle and
Elec Holshouser [2] but dont
tell hoo told it
for they will get mad
at me dont tell nobody
hoo told you no [more?]
present rite Soon [???]