Newark July 22^th/63

 

            Dear Friend Bill,

                        Your letter I received sevral dayes a go and was sorry to here of your Mother is illnes and hope ere this that she has been restored to her usual health. Pleas thank the girls for their kind invitation to come out there, but we will not be there this summer, but hope to to see you all in the fall. nothing nothing would pleas us better than to come but we cannot get a way Jane or I will try and go and stay to Dans hous while they are gone as he does not wish to leave the hous a lone. The fourth I spent at home the main part of the day in the afternoon took a walk down street / and was caught in the rain. I seen the fantastics. Dan was down and said that all was well. In the eve there was some very nice fier-works. they wer the nicest I ever saw and when that was over I went with one of the girls and stade all night and she gave me some ice cream and cake We girls here here have a very pleasant time. they are giving me the widower they think it a gay joke. I was coming home from church last Thursday eve with sevral girls and they see the Deacon coming and stoped wanting me to do the same, but I put for home and left them all, and as soon as he past them they called after me to come back that he was gon, so I think he will let me a lone after this or I will treat him a mean caper / If I ever get with him a gain I will go to see some of the girls and then slip out of the back door and leave him. enough of that—

 

I guess you must think me hard up for money to send that to get my picture how sumever I will have one taken with my hair shingled but I have forgoten how you liked my hair comed let me know. I have had some foto-graphs taken and will send you one and if you do not want it give it to the girls. Sister Jane was well on Sunday evening. I have not seen but very little of her for a week or two I will go by and stay all night with her before long. The rebels are in Ohio now so I expect they will may be give you a call out there 

 

The book mark was for Dave and I will enclose one for you this time I fixed them as red white and blue I got a letter from Brother Dave Saturday he is well. there was some six months men went to camp yesterday and Monday there was some nigger Soldiers left here there is nothing said a bout the draft now here. Mr & Mrs Weaver have gon to the reservoir to day so I am quite a lone.

 

My health is good hoping those few lines will find you enjoying good health as they leave me at present my Love to all

 

Write soon. Give me all the news

 

Pleas pardon this poor composed letter

 

From your friend

Lib Lewis

 

I will send you a foto-graph by Dan

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