Noxvill tennssee November th 8 1862
my dee wife I tak my pen in hand to in
forn you that I am well at presant and
hoping thes few lines may find you well
and little slocum and I wold be glad
to se you and I hop that I will git to
cum home be fore long and I have got to
be fifer in mars’s cmpaney it will
clear me of being gard and I hop that
pease will be mad be fore long if I dont
get to come before long I will come
eny how if I can we aul think that
peace will be mad before long John
an bert is well as common John
thinks he will come home in afew
days tell James that wehav heard that
Aubery has got afine boy tell him
to rit to us how they ar aul geting
on take good cear of your selves till
I cum home so I must cum to a close
by saying I remain your affectianat
hus ban untill death
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