Tuesday  April the 14^th63

 

Dear Sarah I seat my self this morning to rite a few lines to you hoping they will finde you and our little girl and all the rest of the friends well as I am thankful to say that I am well at this time and so is the rest of the boys I rote you a letter last Saturday and and told you that we expected to go out on a scout but / but we dident go I told you in that if we dident go I would rite again the first of this weak and you know I always try to fulfill my promases I put a finger ring in the last letter for you that I made out of a shell that I got out of the Cumberlain river last fall. I dont know wheather you will get it or not but I thought I would resk it. you must let me know weather you get it or not. /

 

I started 10 Dollars in a letter to you the first of last weak and I am a going to put 10. in this one. you must let me know as soon as you can weather you get it all rite or not

 

it seams that I cant think of any thing to rite this morning but I think if I was at home this morning with you I could talk a little I guess I will close for this time and rite a little to Emily so good by / for this hoping to remain your loving Husband Wm Forder

to S A Forder

and friends rite soon

 

Well Emily you said some time ago if I did not hury and come home you would be maried befor I got their now I think you had better wait untill the soldiers get back because I am prety surtain you would rather have a soldier than a coward. but I will have to close so good by rite and tell me all a bout it and and let me know who is to be my brotherinlaw be shure to rite Wm Forder to Emily P Hubbard

 

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William Forder           Emily Hubbard

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