Nov 28, 62

New York sity park

 

Dear honey i thot i wood ansure your kind & welcum letter which i recievd the 27 & was glad to hear that you was well & sory to hear those other news. Dear wife if i ever live to get home god damb sum of my friends & pitty them for busing you so Dear wife their wil be a day that they will cetch hell if i live Dear wife i am glad that you paid chase but i dont want you to pay eny other of my dets un til i get home tel / peat hyke to not to be in a hury for he will get his pay Dear wife if they dont use you well i want you to move out to mags i thot that i had sum friend but it seames not Dear wife if i get home i shant stay their a tol Dear honey it is a good thing that i went a way for i know how my friends is if you want to move out to mages Dear honey you can i will pay your borde i dont want you to work out i rather pay 3 dolars a weak than to have you work out / Dear wife you move out to mags for if you do you will get used well Dear wife i cant think of eny more at presant Dear wife tel the folks to wait until i get home and then i will pay them so soon that it will make their head swim Dear wife i have ben all a round town Dear wife if i live to get home i shal go down to Marias & you to Dear wif we will have a nice time when i get home Dear honey as soon as i get my next bounty i am cuming home you move out to mags Dont you say eny thing what i tel you good by 

 

honey i cant tel where we shal go a way from hear i will right to you when we leave hear i hope when i leave i shal leave for home Dear honey i shal se you a gain

 

Right soon

From your Husband William Hibbard

 

Dear honey

i dont want you to pay a det for me i can pay them when i get home

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