Tiro Aug the 27 1865

 

Dear Brother

                        I sit down to rite a fiew lines to you to let you know how we get a long at present we are all well and hope those fiew lines may find you enjoying the same great blessing the folks are all well around hear and what is more they are geting mared every week one this and one last weak gorge sheckler and sarrah Ablones and Marion Aumend and Manerva Woolfurd long life to them the fair is in progress now it does not / amount to mutch this year nothing but sheap and horses on the ground and a show or to Let is hear to day we are going to the fair to se what is going on thear mother is going to and next weak P H is well and all the rest of the folks we have got all of our corn cut and wheat in E E is going up to michigan next weak the men up thare are cuting timber on the land old west fall is going along i cant think of no more to rite so i will close no more rite soon 

 

from A W Ashley to F Ashley

 

Elem has paid your tax

 

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            Frank as Wallace was writing i thought i would tell you when you get sick go to the hospital as others do if you are not so sick as you might be & get dischargd & come home i think you have done your country good service i hope the comp will soon be dischargd & come home too i must clos Let is hear they are going to the fair i wish you was hear to to go with them good by

 

write soon Mary i remain your friend & Mother as ever Frank

 

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S Auburn

Crawford

County

Ohio

 

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