January the 29^th 64

 

Dear Sarah I take the preasant faverable 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 I just got back hear to Chattanooga yesterday we was gon just 2 months to a day I got your letters of the 17^th of January and the 21^th of December I was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you was all well I havent got but one pair of socks yet but I guess I will get the other / in a day or 2. I want you to send me a cupple of shirts as soon as you can somebodys fingers stuck fast to the last one you sent me and the other 2 are getting pretty thin you had better send one at a time make them large for I am so fat the old ones aint large anuf

 

We are having a very nice spell of wether hear now the sun is shining very warm to day

 

the veterens are going to start home in the morning their will be about 50 of them. I wish them good luck and hope they will have a good time. but I have no desire to go in to it / if God spares me I think I will be at home in 9 months or less and I trust that God will take care of us and purmit us to meet again to engoy each others society O Sarah wont that be a happy meeting. I very often se you in my dreams and then I feald so happy May God speed the day when we shall meet I will now close for this time rite as often as you can direct your letters to William Forder 10^th I^nd Battery Cap Naylor 2 Brigade 2 Devision 4 Arma Corps Tennessee

 

God bless you is my prayer

William Forder to his loving family

Sarah A Forder and Child

 

give my respect to all the friends /

 

Dear Father and Mother

I received your letter yesterday I was very glad to hear from you and to hear that you was well and dooing well I am happy to say that I never engoyed better helth in my life and I hope that God will continue his murseys unto us

 

I dont want you to trubble about me any more than you can help but I know just how it is if you dont hear from me evry weak you think their is some thing the matter. I always rite evry weak when it is in my power

but I must close for this time rite when ever you can

 

yours truly Wm Forder to

George & C. Hubbard and

Family             Ma God bless you and prosper you is my Prayer

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