March the 17. 1864

 

                                    Deare father i seat my self this morning to drop you a few lines to let you know that we are all well at presant and hope these few lines will finde you injoy the same state of helth parker wanted me to write you a few lines to know when you would hav willes shoes doun for he has got the ones he has all to peeces and he has got such a could that it wont do for him to go without and parker sayes that if you can make them anyways soone to make them that we ante in any herry for his nor mine parker and bill miller made ther bargan this morning and we are a going to stay on here and parker is a going to work in the boat yard i will close for this time

 

from your daughter Eliza Jane Pyle

 

            please to send them as sone as you can

 

i got a letter from george last satderday and he said him and the rest of the boys from east bethlaham was at home a recruting giv my love to all the rest

                                                of the famly

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