NC Henderson County May the 17
1863

My Dear Brother I tak my
pen in hand to let you
no that I am not very
well but I hope theas
few lines ma finde you
well and doing well I
have nothing strange to
rite to you at presant I
would like to see you all
at home once more
I never was as tired of any
things in my life as I am
of this old war for thare
is no jestus in this old
war no how the John I
want to see you very bad I
want you to rite to me
as offen as you can for I
love to hear from you all
offen I rote to Daniel and
John and I have note got
alines from them yet
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H T Ward to John E Morgan

tell Alford and Levi
would and John Hill I
would like to see them
very well tell them to
rite to me for tha are my iron
works friends tell Daniel
and John I want them
to rite to me for I want
to hear from them all
and I want you to rite
to me two John I thinck
you had better come home
be fore Lew gets down as
old Johny thompson says
dont you thinck it would
be better for you to be
at home at that time
so rite to me as ofen as you
can Lew was well as common
the last I heard from her and
ujene was well two H. T. Ward
to John Morgan