John we are looking for a fight in a fiew days tell Thomas Wynn to come down her to see us fight The yankeys say they are a going to give us a twist in a fiew days and also tell him Kepley sayes for him to bring him some jeanes to patch his britches Dr I want you to come and go with me a squirel hunting I went a hunting this morning but killed nothing it was a raining all the time I was out ther is some dier turkey foxsquirls the larges I ever saw I could git a furlow if I wanted it but I dont want to go home untill next March or October it is true I want to see you all but esspecually Mother but she knowes that that I am not in any danger a tall /

 

I am a doing so well and see so much pleasure and if I could just know that Henry was at home I would be as contented as a quien wood ask to be I want you to right what you hear from Frank Bell give my love to John Bell and keep a portion of it for yoreself

 

I recieved a letter for Henry and thought it was from home and when I opened it to my supprise it was from James Browning and Manday a sweet one sure I want you to read it and Jerldine and Cornelius and Catherine also to Henry I recieved a letter for you and thought it was from home and being anxious to hear from home I opened it and you know I could not help reading of it I axident left it on the table and M. Browning and J. M. Pinson red it also                                                                      

Thomas Bell

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