May the 1^th 1863

 

Dear Sarah threw the gooness of god I am purmitted to rite you a nother letter witch I hope will finde you and All the rest of the friends well as I am thankful to say that I am engoying as good helth at this time as I have for several years

 

I know that you will think there is some thing to matter that I dident rite last weak I will now tell you the reason / I told you in my last letter that we ware going out on a 6 days scout but as it happened it tured out to be a 10 days scout we started out on the 20 and got back on the 30 we went out about 40 milds we had a good time we first went to Macminvill and took 200 prisners and burnt the town and then went Liberty and took a few more prisners and burnt a part of the town We went from their to Alicondra got some mor prisners / their our Calvra and mounted intfry went to Lebnon I havent heard what they done their but their was between 3 and 4 hundred prisners braut in and their there was 50 familys mooved in with us I think and mabe more that many any how

 

            Well a nuf of that you wanted to know how I liked my shirts I like them first rate I could have sold them for 3 dollars a peace but I would not take twice 3 for them for they are so much better than the wolen shirts 

 

I have got every thing you have sent me all rite. I got a letter from Isaac Booker yesterday he wants to know if I will sell queen he thinks it would be for the best he thinks the money on intrust will be better than the mare.

 

I am going to tell him to sel hir and loan the money and send you the Note for I know she will be a bother to him I will send Sils last letter so you can se what he has to say I rote to him to send me the Note and /

 

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you nedent to let Sile know that I send all his letters to you

 

if I get time I will rite to your pap tomorrow tell all the friends to rite

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