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january the 30 1864
kinston NC
Dear wife I seat my self
this Saffath [1] morning with
pleather [2] to let you now
that I am in Comin health
I am getting some beter
I think in A few days I will
be well. Dear wife I can
inform you that we had
A long ride from western
virginia on to weldon there
we Stade 5 days from there
to goldsburrow from there
to Kinston the yankeys
is reenforcing the report
is that Morning that they
ar fiting hokes brigade
is in this Morning and
us prisners is in the
gard hous yet turn over
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Dear wif I Can inform
you that I am Stil in the
gard hous yet and if you
Come to see me come to
the town of kinston on
the South Side we have
A good hous to stay in
Dear wife you rote to me
that you was Coming to See
Me I dont now what is
the mater that you did
not Come I would like to
to hear from home the
best in this world if you
dont come I want you
to rite rite to kinston
Dear wife when these
few lines comes to han
they May find you all
well and doing well
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I can inform you that
we have the prertyest
wether I ever Saw for the
time A year I hope that
you have your hand at
Work it is A purty time
for plowing I hope that
you will keep her at
work to earn her bord
I want you to use the
Cury Come on the horse
and feed regler and I
want you to hawl all
the Manewer that is on
the plase in the lowest
part of that feel at the
ford for A garden and
patches and dont
idol her time A way
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Dear wife if its Sow
that you Cant Come I
yant you to Send Me
Some Money Some ten
dolers in A leter I
Cant get none here and
get me A hat get
mother to make me one
and culler it black
you can send it some
time I want you to rite
Soon and tel me all
the news So I must
Come to A close buy
Saying I remain your
Husband til death
Marcus Hefner
to Kizza Hefner