this Febury the 21th 1864
Dear husband i now Seat my
Self to let you no that
wee ar all well at present and
I hop and pray to god those few
lines may find youe well and
a doing the best youe can
and al so i received yor cind letter
yastardy that youe rote the 12
of Febury and was vary glad
to hair from youe that youe was
well Dare loving husbon youe
Say in yore letter that youe wold
bee better Satsfide if youe
cold hair from home every week
Dare love i rite every weeke
to you except last weeke
I hadent got no letter from youe
Senc capten bost com home tel
yastirday Dare love I wold lov
hair from youe every weeke if I
cold I cant rest all ways til
I hair from youe Dare love
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it Semes like I Dont no how
youe look eney more but I
hope and pray to god the time
may Son cum that this war will
Son end So the men can all com
home that is alive and can com
Dare loveing husban I want
youe to bee Satsfide as well
as you Can and I hope and pray
to god for youe to get back
and live with us agane and
helpe to rase yore children
Dare love James Setzer wont
pay that truck with out you
rite him aletter and tell
him how he Shal Doue about
it and I want you to rite
him a good letter and rite it
Son as you git this letter Dare
love your Sister feebe has
moved into old polly Setzer
and are all aliving together
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Dare love iwant you to rite
to mee and tel mee whether
mee and yore Sister Sally
Shal pay that simmans
Dete whar you and brother
Miles is securty for Mark
Setzer wee ma as well pay
it now as eney other time wee
will hafto pay it eneyhow
and i hav nearly too hundred
Dollers yet and I think wee
may as well pay it now for
mebby this war mite end
and then the money will bee
nocount and then wee will
have a harder way to git [???]
Dare loving husbon I must
Close for this time try asking
you to rite Soon and ofent for that
is all the Satsfaction hare in this
World is when igit aletter from
you Susan Setzer to hir love Daniel
Setzer i hope to See you
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this Febuary the 21th 1864
Dear father i now Seat my Self
to let you no that i am well
and hopeing those few lines may
find you well and doing the
best you can Dear father i can
Say to you that i received
your kind letter Which was
rote the 12 of this month and
it found me well i can Say
to you that it is verry cold
we hant had no snow this
winter yet but it is very
cold dear father a give my
Knife to captain A. T. Bost
yeserday So imust close for
this time rite Soon as you can
Tell Mr Alfred Bost that
i am well So i must
close for this time rite Soon
as you can and tel me al the
nuse from Car: Setzer
to father Daniel Setzer