Iowa City May 2 1863

 

                                                                                                                        Dear sister

I have ben gon from Home amost two Mo Months and I take the presant to drop A fiew lines to you to let you know how I am getting along I am Well as Common for me perhaps improveing I think I am I have seen some fine Country it has ben very pleasant since I have ben hear all the storm that has ben hear since the 14^th of March the 19 and 20 of Mar it rained and one little shower of about the midd of April until last Week / We had A fine rain I have not seen any snow since I have ben hear it ha Cool and dry some wind but the Wind is not so cowld hear as it is thear it is dry and soft not so chiley I have ben Mary L Parrotts foer some time she is owr Neice you know Molicia Marade A Man by the name of Corine William is no Mariad he is to Work at his traid at 1,75 per day he is Worth some 10 or 12 hondred Lookes jest as he yous to

 

Hattee has ben sick since I left home was better the last I heard from her I supose Elaia feeles big about her Boy tell her to /

 

Abraham Lincon

 

Write to Hattee When you get this tell selonia Elaia has skunked her fineley tell Mother seh must get A new cap now for it Woant do to go rownd that boy Wiht owt one on tell Laura she might as well dry up unless she can get Elaias Boy from hear

 

            I have not seen Edward yet he lives of 100 ms from here I think I will goe and see him before I go home

 

            Mary Husband is in the army she has three Children the Eldest is 4 a girl the second A Boy 2 years the Baby is six months oald A Boy / Molicia got 4 with her Man on the start but good buy for this time from

                                                                        M.H.P

 

                                                Write soon direct

                                                to Iowa City

                                                            Iowa

 

if I am not hear

William Will send

them to me.

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