Peatersburg .V .A .August .21 .1864
My dear wife I now Seat my Self
to answer your cind letter dated
the fifteenth of August I was truly
glad to hear from you but Sorry to
hear that Sisey is not well yet
my dear you air Sending me news
to rite oftner I will inform you
that I cannot rite oftner then I
get the chance I have to rite when
I can I cant rite when I wonto I
wonto no whare you air Staying at
and whether you air going to move
to my farthers or not I dont no
whare you air Staying nor nothing
about you I dont no but what you air
camping out in the woods
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my dear you wonto no when I am
coming home I cant tell you
but I exspect I will come
in october I cant tel presisely
when my dear Partha I have no
news to rite only me and
Daniel air going ot rite to pap
for abox and I wont you and
pap to Send us Something if
posible for we air Short in
rashions we air cut down now
to half rashions and my dear
if you cant Send nothing to me
you can help pap fix Something
for us we must reckolect
that we cant live allways
and So live while you do live
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My dear if yus dose under take
to Send us eny thing we
wont as meny unions as we
can get we wold like to have
Some cewcumbers too if we
cold get them I reckon pap
is able to Send us abox
yews can Send it with
John Carter he is comeing
out now Shortly and he
Ses he will bring boxes for
eny boddy I reckon you
no what John Carter it is
if you dont I can tell you
he married Isac Ribelins
daughter he is the man
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My dear I must now close
as me and Daniel wonts to
rite ashort letter to pap
about Sending us abox and
So pleas excuse me So no
more at present only remain
your tru husband until
death rite Soon when
this you See O do remember
me rite Soon and dont delay
John .H .Hartman to my
dear love Partha .L .Hartman
pleas try and do what I told
you and I will pay you for
it