January the 30^th 1863

 

Dear wife and friends I take the preasant opportunity to rite a few lines to you in answer to your cinde letter that came to hande yesterday. I was glad to hear from you and to hear that you & our little girl & all the rest of the friends ware well it came threw in a hurey it was mailed on the 24^th and I got it on the 29^th I had thought I would not rite for a day or to but as you sent the material for a letter I thought I would fill it out while I had a chance for the chat is that we are going to leave hear before long but I dont know whare we will go to the wether has ben a little cold for a / few days but it is clear and pleasant to day. I received 2 letters this morning 1 from uncle billey and Albert & one from Ira Hiatt uncle billey said they was all well and that times was prety good he said money was plenty and Ira said his paw had made a greate trade he has trade old lock for a 6 shooter and a shot gun. that looks war like dont it but I guess he aint dangerous I rote to him the other day and told him I wanted him to pay my tax with the money he got for that hay and told him the reason I had not rote to him before was that I did not feald very well toward him since I knew of that instrument of riting he got up for you to sign I allso told him I intended for him / to pay himself out of the corn for his trubble but I thought he had dug rather deep I expect he will rare up behind but I dont care if he does. I will now say that I am well and all the rest of the boys Jim Mc got a letter from home this morning and he got 2 pare of socks but but he dont know who sent them the postage on them was 9 cents. Iseral got a letter from Melvina this morning she said she had got a letter from you you had aught to se what she said about me to hear hir tell it I am one of the best men in the world wich is a grand mistake I only wish I was as good as I should be for I know that I am a pore unworthy creacher of the dust / I will now close by saying I want you to rite as often as you can I know it is a hard trile for you I know it is for you have nothing to draw your attention like I have but I hope the war will soon be over so that we can all come home

 

So fare well for this time from

Your loving Husband William Forder

to his loving Wife Sarah Forder

 

Dear Father & Mother & Brothers & Sister I will name your names if I cant doo any more just to let you know that I havent forgoten you I often think of you and hope it will not be long untill I can come home and have a good time with you give my respects to all the friends and except the same from your loving Sun & Brother W^m Forder

to G & C Hubbard

 

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so Fare Well Rite Rite Rite

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