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Tennessee anderson co clinton
April the 13 [1863]
Dier Wife I take
My pen in hand to in
form you that I am well
at presant and I hope when
thies few lines come to hand
if ever they do they may find
you well and doing well I
received your kind leter
this morning which gave me
grate sarisfaction to hier
that you was well Wide
rivers runs be twixt us and high
mountains rise betwixt urs
and many miles seprate urs
but I hav not fer got you yet
nor never will while my hed
stays hot I am destracted
to be at home at work but
I dont see any chanc of
giting to come home for I dont
see any hopse of pec being made
you rote to me that you had
not received aleter from
me in amonth I hav rote
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two leters sinc i hav bin
hier serepia tel clint
and birt and davis to nevr
come hier for it is hard
times hier tel clint and
birt and all the rest to rite
to me I hav nothing spetial
to rite at this time only
we air all geting along as wel
as cold be expected sereptia I
want you to rite to mee all
about your stock and all your
afairs I want to no how all
your things is giting along
I do want to see you very bad
yes wors than my tong can
tel god send that I may
get to come home to my little
sweet before long fori see
no peic hier fori want to
be at home so bad so no more at
presant only I Remain loving
hus band until deth
D W Revis to Sareptia
S revis