Dear friend inow Set down to let you know that i am well and hope you ar the Same i doo not think that it is my place to wright to you first but iwant to know how you get along do you like to bee there as well as to home you must fight as hard as you did when they let you out off the guard house so as to get the war ended for it is hard times here now i cant gut hardley enny thing to ware now adays i go to School now gimma got aball thrugh his arm he cums to Schoal We hav got a good Schoal master this winter i havgo got Seen your pitcurs i thing that you loake like/your Self in the one that you are bare heded and the one that you hav got the hat on you loake enof to scare a cow to deth

 

your mother Says that She is geting feter and She reseved your picturs Safe and was glad of them She says that they will send you along leter soan

george Says that he wishes that he was big enof to bee there with you

                                                                        from Sarah newens

                                                                        to rhufin mitchell

 

                                                                        goad by for this time

                                                                        wrigt as Soan as you get this

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