Weldon NC
February 8th 1864

My Dear Wife and I [1]
have had the head ache about 18
days and nights I have got better
I Received your kind letter and was
glad to hear from you I Received the box
you sent but all the pies and custerds
was spoilt I never tasted them I was
sory of that for I would Rather had
them than any thing that you sent me
but I was glad to git the other I hope
that you can git aplase that you can make
your suport on I dont think that the
lord will not let you parish hope that you
can git sumthing to live on while others
has it tis hard times every where but
cant help the hard times I was glad
of the tobaco that you sent me but tho
I cant Rite mutch I [??????????] hear [2]
tha is so mutch [????????????] think [3]
of any thing but I am in hops that
you can Read it you dident Rite
any thing about the baby I hope that
she is well I am glad that you sent
me sum paper to Rite you a letter I hope
that the agrd [4] will let this letter come
to you and my littel Children I hope
and pray to god that tha will let this
letter come I hope these lines may
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I have Received 4 letters from you
I hant Rote you two [hope?]
ping you all well it tis with God
that we [??????] live and breath when [5]
he [???????] things will be done [6]
I have to pray to my every day
that tha will be peace in this land
once more I want you to Rite to me
about Henry and Sydney my brothers
whether tha are well are not are whether
tha got wounded are not I seen
Henry when I was at the head of the
Road he looked very bad and he
looked like he was very near don for
this world I hant heard from them
sence I have bin hear you Rote that
Will Cowen would not let you have the
land I dont now what to think of
him only that he is one of the worst
spelator in this world may god bless and
save you and my littel Children god is
abel [????????????] thing but we have [7]
to [????????????] is Redy when every thing [8]
gits Right them he will deliver us and
not before I must close by saying that
I Remain your loving husband until death
F. M. Poteet to his loving Wife M. A. E. Poteet

gard please send this to my Wife
if you pleas