Sept the 6 1863 My Dear brother and sister i imbrace the present opertunity of ritting you a fieu lines which will inform you that i am well hoping when thes fieu lines reches your hand tha may find you all well i will tell you wheire F C Brown is he is picilvany he was wounded in the rite leg i recievd a letter from him the other day and he said he was doing verry well and he said the shived bons had all cum out and he said he would be at hom to stay rite to me when you this letter drect your letter to

            Me       Cincely

Mary Ann Brown /

 

My Dear brother and sister im brace the present opertunity of riting you afieu lines which will in form you that we are all well at present hoping when thos fieu lines com to your hand tha may find you all well i hav not had a letter in som time from J A Riddle till to day op Moor rote he was sick and Landrum too Emilines nancy mary is sick and like to dy i hav a rite good crop and i made 54 bushels of wheet and i will make a rite smar of Molases but all is not like as if J A was at home i fear never will be old granpaw is well and i want you to rite giv best respects to henry and to all the children R R to Nancy

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