December the 2^th 1862

 

Dear Father & Mother

I take my pen to Drop a few lines to you hoping they will finde you all well as thank God it leaves me well and Jim is getting about well again. I just mailed a letter to Sarah this morning but since that I have got a letter from Mr Hiatt and I thought I would just send it to you and Sarah just to let you / know what he has to say Now I dont want any of you to let him know that I sent it to you or that I ever said any thing about it or if you Do just pleas wait untill after I am Dead but I hope threw the goodness of God to be able to return to thoes that I esteem Dearer to me than life and and to enjoy the society of my friends / as for my little property I have no idear but what you have done the very best you could with it Sarah said you was going to rite I got hir letter yesterday after I had seald up my letter and when I get that I xpect to hear how you disposed of the things. I desire you to let the leas go for the expense would be more than the profit so I want you to let it go Sarah did not say how you sold the thing but / all that will be in your letter this will make 3 letters to you since I have got any from you and tell Paps it would pleas me very much to get aletter from them as I have never got but one from them since I left Indiana We are in camp 3 miles East of Nashvile I will have to close for this time as it will soon be bed time and as I was on gard last night I am a little sleepy

 

So fare well and when I say fare well you know what I mean I want you to rite often and tell all the friends to rite for you have but little idear how much good it does me to hear from my friends you true true and faithful Son in law W^m Forder to

G Hubbard and Friends

 

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Sende me some stamps I got 8 a good while ago but they are gon

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