Johnson Island Sanduskey O

July 22^th 1862

 

Mr Cornelius Bell Der brother it is with pleasure I wright you these fiew lines I am not to say well nor sick I halve a very bad calf I do not know whether it is coal or not my apitite is good I halve missed giting a letter from you this week I halve bin looking for a letter from James Crawford & Th^os Wynn you stated that the Dr sayed he was going to wright in a day or so you can tell him that I halve not recieved a line from him yet I recieved a letter from the boys yestarday ther health was tolerably good Henry Moudy is dead J. M. Pinson Clay Elmore are in the hospital. Capt. R E Mayes is well and the balance of the 30^th at this place are well. Tell the Dr if he has recieved and insulting letter with my signature it was a forge and to wright to me if you want me to git yore letters wright them short as my brother is sick I want to hear from you once a week I hope when thes fiew lines come to hand they will find you and yore famuley well and our Father and Mother enjoying the same blessings and all of our folks

 

Give my respects to all enquiring friends

 

wright soon yore affectionate friend

Thomas Bell

 

To Cornelius Bell

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