April 22 1864

 

                                                                                    Dear and

                                                                                                beloved

                                                                                                            Cousins I pick up my pen to answer your welcome letter that came to hand some time ago we was glad to hear you was all well but sweet little Lissa I hope she is well by this time we are all well. we got a letter from Al last week he said he was well and they was on the road to Chattanooga he said they had march six days and went seventy miles he said they had waded watter amd mud half leg at step I exspect he will git to see Will we got a letter from Will this morning he said he was / well poor boys they have a hard time I hope this awful war will soon come to a close so the boys will get to come home so you can get to come out here to live Sarah you wanted to know how A. B. and Mat was a gitting along I exspect they think they are a gitting a long prutty well they was married yesterday at twelve oclock and went to Bowers last night Mol and Abes Uncle stood up with them they are a coming home to night I wish you could be here I bet we would have some fun (dont you) Mr Hoover married them they are agoing to live over the creek this summer

 

I have anotion to bump Jule for not coming sooner so she could a ben here I wanted to write to her and Mat / wouldent let me O girls I wish I culd see you this morning I would tell you lots of things to make you laugh about Abe and Mat when Jule comes over I exspect I will hert myself a laughing at her tale she rote about in her letter I hope we will see her before many days

 

you wanted to know if Brother Warbington had got well he has got prutty near well he has got so he can preach a gain he is a going to preach Ike Martzes funeral the fifth sunday in may I must tell you how we are a gitting along at senter grove with the butternuts they have all left the church they met at Thans schoolhouse last saturday week to organize I havent found / out yet what they call thare selvs I herd they was agoing to call it the democrat church I wish some of them had democrat on thare backs (dont you)

 

Mrs More has gone with them I think she has shoud her self (dont you) she thinks she will get old Ewing the old butternut I exspect. I must quit and get dinner.

 

dinner is over I will tell you what we had we had some of mat scraps I wish I could send you some cake I guess guess I will save you some tel you come tel Em she must come when you do

 

I beleave I have wrote all I can think of write soon give my love to your pap and mother and tel them I would like to have them to move out here I hope we will remain loving Cousins until death

Rhoda is scolding because                                                      to Sarah, Emly

you dont write to her                                                                          and all

she wrote to you newyears day                                                                       Bet

and she aint never got an

            answer                         dont forget to write

 

[top margin upside down] I will send you a piece of Mat wedding dress the blue is like hers and the other is like Mols and mine       Mat will write before long

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