Oct. the 27 1863
Dear wife with pleasure I
tak my pen in hand to let
you no that I am well
hoping thase fue lins may
find you and the Children
all well and dooing well
I Recieved your Kind letter
the 22 of this month I was
powerful glad to hear from
you But was sory to hear
that things was as tha air
in old BunComb But I was not
mutch I am in hopes
that the Boyes prop purty will
not Be Confist Cated for
this will onley ad fuel to
the fiar lying and stelling
and all the mean ness
that Can Be thout of is going
on out hear I am in the
Convlesting Campes I hav
Bin hear ever sence the 5 of
Oct tober But I shal start
to my Regment next monday
I was sorey to hear that
unkel Jo was ded But he
has paid that grate det
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if he was pre paird for that
grate Chang he is Better off
than we hoo is left
in the midst of this un holy
war tena I Rot to you that
I was Cum ing home in this
month But I hav not Cum
plide with my word I hope
you will not think hard
of mee tena I want to git
what tha air owing mee
tha air owing mee A Bout
sixtey dollars and I want
you and my Children to
hav it yes and you shal
hav it yes and I expect to
Bring it to you in the Bar
gin Be Cause I hav not Com
plid with my word you
need not think I will
all ways doo so I hav
Rote to you this makes
fiv letters sence I left
home has got onley one in all
tena I want you to Rite to
mee as soon as you git
this letter and let mee
no the times thair and if
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the malisha is still at the
Camp ground yet or not and
if thair is any talk of the
yankeys A going to Cum
up thair or not david wag
gner tells mee that walter
cook is gon to the feds
I want you to Rite if you
got that hay or not I un
der stand that you had frost
thair A bout the middle of
September Rite if your Corn
or foder got bit or not and
how you managed your
fodder and if that man Braut
that leather or not tena I
am nearley Bar foot
ted and my old Britches is
to the patch and hant Bin
washt sence I left home
and the Each and lice keeps
mee Rite Bissey tena I
want you to git A nuf
of wheat if you can to
sow the ground on the
fur Cide of the Branch if
you can find the wheat
to sell anywhair
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you shal hav the money
to pay for it git it from
J. R. Weaver if you can tell
him for mee that he shal
hav his money shore as I liv
and tena try to rent that
peace of land from him
that me and you taulket
A Bout tell him that I in
tend to make A Crop at
home next sumer I am talul
king with the Bark on yes
tena I want you to Rite
to mee as soon as you git this
let ter direct it to the
Regmant I was sory to hear
that Cris le was Cick Cis
told mee A power ful Bad
tale on you the other nit in
A dreame tell g that
that I cant hardley think
hur tale is true tell John
to feed his hog well that I
will Be at home in next month
and margrett to feed hur
chickens Be shure to rite
I am Cumming just as soon
as I git my money you may
lo for mee as shore as life
[written in top margin across all four pages]
tena i want to see you all powerful Bad
may God Bless you [??] pra[?] for you [??] day
tena I want you to pray for mee and for
and for my children and for God to instruct
you how to liv that when you cum to di
that you may have nothing to doo but to di
tell m[????] houdy and that I want to see
him vary bad and tell all of my frends houdey
kiss my Boyes for mee you need not rite
any more after you anser this letter
fair well John W Reese to Cristena V Reese