Aprile the 5 1863

 

Dear sister I drop you a few lines to let you no that we are all well at present hoping these few lines will find you all well I was glad to receive that letter you sent and heare that all was well I have move I am mity lonesome and would be mity glad to see some of youens come to see me tell your father and mother houdy for me and I would be glad fore him to come an see me tell betty I would be glad to see her her little childrens and for her to write to me I have no chance to come to see you all but I think I will come when corn is lay by if I live the children grows fast and look harty I have 3 bushel of wheat sown and I expect to tend some corn I have heard from leander fortune not long a go and are all I want you to write and come and se me so no more at presen this from Dicy Owenby to Mary Owenby

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