Auburn Nov 8^th, 1862

 

Dear wife as i haent had eny letter from you i wil right you a few lines to let you know that i am well at presant & hope that those few lines will find you the same

Dear wife the tock is that we are a going to texas but we dont know when the cornel cant tel when we are agoing if i have got to go i hope it wont be long for it is cold hear we shal get our bounty be fore long i hope Dear wife i shod like to se you but you hadent better cum until i send for you dear wife i cant think of much to right to you this time you now how things is hear as well as i do i shod like to cum home a gain before i went to texas but i gues i cant but i hope i shal live to se you a gain and live with you a gane and live a long and happy life. dear wife i shant tuch eny more strong drink i shant for your sake and mine to i shal not drink eny mor you can depend on me for i shal not i se it is ciling me by inches & i am a going to quit the darned stuf if i ever meat you again / you wil se a sober man i am a going to try and do better i now i can if i try i am a going to right to Maria to marow Dear wife i dont want you to go a way from Palmyra i rather you wod stay their it wod make me feel bad to hear that you had gon so far Dear wife i cant think of eny mor at presant we have got up a stove next to our bunk and it is very warm to sleep good by Dear honey right soon from your husband W^m H Hibbard

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