Nashvill Tenn

March the 22^th 1864

 

Dear Sarah I rote you a few lines since we come hear and I told you if we stad hear 3 or 4 days I would rite again I hope thoes few lines will finde you and our little Girl & all the rest of the friends well as I am happy to informe you that I am still a live and well I have had a very bad cold for a few days but I am all rite / again thank God

 

            It is very disagreable hear now the air is quite cold and blow my strong from the North and it is very dusty their hasent ben any rain for some time

 

the arrangements are to start for Chattanooga day after to morow I am ancious to get started back for it will take us several days to go threw and we cant get any letters untill we get back /

 

Jim M^c and all the rest of the boys are well except Pery Cuningham he is not well but that is a natural consequence with all recruits

 

I will close for this time May the God of heaven watch over us and spare us to meet to enjoy each others society is my Prayer so good by for this time

 

still hoping to remain

yours as ever

Wm Forder to

Sarah A & Malisa Forder

 

God bles you

            good by /

 

Dear Father and Mother I hope thoes few lines will finde you engoying the best of heth as I am happy to say that I am well

 

O how I wish I could se you and releave you of some of your family for I know you se a hard time you have so many their but I know you will do the best you can for them My prayer is that God will bless you and reward you for your goodness. I will have to close for this time I still hope to remain your loving and true Suninlaw Wm Forder

to G—& C—Hubbard

 

excuse bad riting for I had nothing but my knea to rite on

on        rite soon

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