the of 1863
Richmond . v. A. 27 . March
my dear wife I now Seat
my Self to anser your letter
whitch I received afew
minutes ago I was glad
to hear from you my dear
I am well at the present
time and I hope when
theas few lines reaches
you will find you
enjoying good health
my dear wife you Sead Some
thing about the Wimen
presing flour I glory in
the ladyes spunk my
dear wife you Sead that
your my
[Just?] [braught?] [????????]
Sarrow in your Sweat
hart
John H Hartman
[page 2]
but god bless you I hope
in the corse of three months
your Sweat hart will flow
with glory for I hope the
war will Soon end my
dear I wold like to See
you but I dont reckon
they will be eny chance
of it my dear I wont you
to rite to me and let me
no whether you cant
come out to see me if
thair be eny chance of
it I wont you to come
for I will not get the
chance to come home to See
you rit Soon and let
me no and if you can
I wont you to come and
[page 3]
if it takes evry Sent I
got we wair born
to live and di and lets
us take the plesher of the
world while we air in it when
we di our worlddly plesher
is gone So rite to me
and let me no whether
you think they will
be eny chance of coming
rite Soon and let me no
I have nothing of importance
to rite only thear is a
decliration of peace in
richmond now but they
wont publish it in the
papers I hope they will
be peace in the corse of
three month
[page 4]
My dear Partha I must
Close By Saying to you
Rite Soon And Let
Me No Whether you
Can Come you Can
Come free if you go to
Capton Mccoy he will
give you afree transpotation
My dear you Sead you wonted me
to Send my watch to you I will
Send it to you if I can but Still
I need it but if you wont it
I will Send it to you no
more at present rite
Soon
John H Hartman
to Partha L Hartman