October the 26^th 63

 

            Dear Sarah I take the preasant opportunity 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 happy to say that I am engoying the best of helth, and the rest of the boys are all well I expect you will think it has taken me a long time to rite this letter but I havent had any chance to send it away yet but I will send it to day I will not rite any more to you this time as I want to rite a little to Emily and the boys rite as often as you can and dont forget to pray for me Wm Forder to S A Forder /

 

Well Emily

I received your very cinded letter and was very glad to hear that you had not forgoten me I would be very glad to se you but that is an imposibility at the preasant for I belong to Uncle Abe at the preasant but I hope it will not be long untill he will get threw with me for I would like very mutch to be free once more so that I could go where I pleased. I have always heard it said the darkest hour was just be fore day, and I think if it gets mutch darker than it has ben for / the last 2 or 3 months, it will be a gloomy time. but it seams to me this dark spell cant last mutch longer, at least I hope not for I dread the coming winter. Soldiering will do very well in the summer and faul but look out for the winter. but I think I can stand the hard ships better this winter than I did last for my helth is a great deal better now than it ever was before and I feald thankful to God for it for wo be un to the sick soldier but I feald that their is one that will do all things well and that is a nuf for us / but I must close as I want to say a little to the boys I want you to rite when ever you feald like it for it always pleases me to hear from any of you so good by for this time still hoping to remain you loving brother

Wm Forder to Emily P Hubbard

 

Well Boys I would like to se a few lines from you rite and tell me what you are a dooing and how you and Milton is getting along with your music and 40 other things I would like to hear about. you must excuse me for not riting any more but I havent room this time so I will have to close for this time Wm Forder to T—& S—Hubbard

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