My dearest dear the time draws near

When you and I must part

 

South Carlina lurence dist

Dear Mother I seat my self to drope you a few lins to let you no that we our all well at present hoping when these few lins come to hand tha will find you all well I recived youre letter and was glad to hear from you an to hear that you was all well I had bin back for some time I roat to you som time before I got yours I will say to you [paper hole] Brother tomas [paper hole] is ded he dide the nineteenth day of may he dide with the consumption mell has lost three of his children tha all three dide inn about 4 weeks thare is a [?] has binn a good deal of sickness hear crops looks vary well at this time wheat crops was very good

 

So turn over 

 

you wanted to know whare tha boys was Willyam is on hatrous island [?] has bin at home onn a furlough he stade at home too mountes and has to leive go onn back a bout too weeks he was sick call tha time he was at home he has got the liver complaint and I have not heard from sens I received James [paper hole] time I hant heard from them sence [paper hole] I received a letter from henry not long agoe [?] sas to tell you that he is big a nof to go to mill as I have nothing more at present I will close but remains yours ontell death     Sealy Guin

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