Grenn vill teensee Camp 62
morten Sept tember the 29 18
Dear Wife it is with pleasure
that I thak the opop portunity
of Riting to you this good Sabbath
Eaving one more time to in form
you that I am weel with the ex
sepcion of my neck like it ust
to hurt mee I Recieved your kind
let ter that was Rote the 21 Sept
I Recieved it the 23 O how glad
was I and how I felt when I
hearn houdey from my littel Chil
dren God Bless them thair is Rite
Smart of Sick ness hear thair has
Binn 2 died hear sence wee hav
Binn hear our hed quarters is at
noxvill the Janeril horspittle
is thair and tha air di ing ten pur
day I dont no how long wee will
Stay hear I hav got my money at
last I Send you thirty 3.00 dollars By
thoms Weaver [1]
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I want you to pay William manley
ten dollars that I Borred from him Be
I left home and pay William Edmo
nds 50 Cent he Sent to mee thee mornig
I left home I will keep the Balance
of my money tell I see if I gitt to
Cum home or not and if I dont
I will send you more you had
Bet ter git your thread as soon
as you can tena I want you to
Rit to mee as Soon as you git
this let ter let mee no how you
ar git ing A long tena I hav
Bin Away from you three wee
ks to morrow the longest three that
Ever Rold over my bed I wood
give ten dollars to Bee at home to
nite if I had to Star Back tomorow
I want you to pay them folks
But dont pay them two mutch
you git this twenty dollr Bill
Changed off as you Can
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thair no Chance to git Chang
hear I will Cum home as soon as
I Can if I dont Beefor I told my
Captian to day that if hee did
not giv mee A fur low to go
home and git my thing that I wood giv
my Self one and it is Sow tena
I Sent you A let ter By hand
to Elxander and I was wating to
git A answer from yu But
I stand A Cance to send to you one
By T weaver and your money
I hav to Clos for this tine will
I Rite mor the next tine may
God Bless you my Sweet
wife and if wee never meet
any mor an urth tena let
us So liv that we may meet
A Buv tell lyzabeth Edmo
nds houdy if you Can send
mee an thing doo it I need
A pair of gallisses and Socks
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I wood Bee vary glad to see
any Boddey from home I must
Clos for weaver is going to
star this Eaving tena Kiss the
Children fur mee I wish I
Cood Kiss you god Bless you

John W Reese
to Cristena Reese