New York Dec 1^th, 1862

 

My One Dear Wife

i thot that i wood ansur your cind & welcum letter which which i resievd Dec the 1^st & was glad to hear from you & that you are well but i am sory the to think that my best friends use you so mean when i am gon from home never mind honey i shant for get them i will remember as long as i live i will pay Will henderson for his buse to you if i get hung the next minit if i cant pay him in won way i will pay him in a nother way Dear wife they cant colect eny thing of you for i am the won to pay them Dear honey i ante much / time to right for we are a going a board of the ship this after noon we shal ancor out in the see a spel probly a weak & probly not tel Lory i am very much a bliged to for the use of hur rooms tel hur i will pay hur the rent when i get home & i will pay all the rest of if any friends the rent to Dear wife i dont want you to pay a det for me if you want eny money you must use it must not go hungry or dy for the sake of saving it tel pliny sexto to cis your foot i cant think of eny more at presant right soon tel ant Dency i wil right hur a letter 

 

            Dear wif if you move to ant Dency you will be better contentid i am sory that you have got to move a gain for it is to hard for you but i rather you wood move down to ant Lucis if they are willing i hope i shal be home a gain soon good by for this time i shal send you my money as fast as i get it we shant get eny more pay in 2 or 3 weeks right soon                

 

from your husband

W^m H Hibbard

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