Duplin county N C April the 10th 1862
dearest husband i take the pleasure of riting
afew lies to you to inform you that iam
well and all of the rest onely leonidus
his eye it is verry bad the girls came up to
see me last weak and old and arter
i wish you cold abin hear to a seen them
I heard that amus was home and was verry
Sick but the old yankes hant tuck
Swans burrow yet my old feald corn
is acoming up vrry nise I have beded the
slipes and now tha ar cutting the loges
tha ant dun halling yet but tha
have ben vrry smart sense you have
been gaun the old mare and her little
Selum is ageting along verry well it
is a yallow horse with a black main and
black feet nurcy Jones and her fam
ely is well ihant heard from ivey
anders and his famil yet I have
nothing of eny importice to rit
to you onely yours truly and
afectinated wife un tel deth
Sarah G Quinn O tha is
sum thing else that ifor got
iwill get Mr Jones to rite
for mee I want you to
rite to mee as soon as you can
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the girls ses that tha was very
sorra tha[t] tha was gown when you was
thear but giv thare respects to
you i want you to rite to me
when you can come home
Mr Jones ses he has paid Amos Quinn Jones
for you he paid Six dollars and Eighteen cents
he pass of your Jury Tickets for three dollars
and Three cents his ses you give him
Six dollars and Twenty five cents in money
he has give me back three dollars and The Recept
and ses he will give me the Rest soon
Sarah G Quinn