March th 5 1862

My Dear wife I seat my self to
drop you afew lines to in form you
that I ame well Setting on my
but writing hoping this may find
you and family the same our
fair is verry heard ling on the
flore with out any thing to lie
apon or to cover with but we
Shal come to our soon
I want you to carry on the foram
as well as you can Tom must
run one plow any how and [furrow?]
if he can you must Sell some
bacon and buy what eve you want
Tom must carry his plows to
George Best and have them repaired
Sarah I am Enjoying my self
as well as I can [?]spect you must
not greve after me for I am
deter mined to be to my post
as long as I am able and
then I must give up Bacon
is worth thirtyfive cents apound
you must let your hireling have
it at what the people Sels at
up their Yours truly
Ichabod Quinn