they say it is Friday

I dont know

February the 20^th I guess

 

Near Merfreesboro     Ten                                                                              Dear Father

& Mother I take this opportunity to rite a few lines to you I am well and I hope when thoes few lines come to hand they may finde you all well you gave me some of the prices of thing and said you expected I dident know much about the prices hear I dont know any thing about the price of iron or sow belley or hard tacks or any thing that uncle Abe gives us. the Sutlars sell Cheas from 30ct to 50ct a pound and butter from 50 to 60ct a pound they have fruit in quart cans and they sell / them from 1 to 2 Dollars according to the scarcyty of them and evry thing in accordance with thoes figures and they sell their whiskey for $1.00 a pinte but thank fortune that dont cost me any thing but some will have the critter but a nuf of that they say they are Arming the Negroes I wish they would let the Niger question alone for it will surly cause trubble in the union army if they do arm them. I do hope this war will be settled before long for it seams the longer the worse. but I hope they will have more sense than to go to fiting in the North for it looks distressing to se the distruction of property whare an arma goes I will have to close rite soon I hope to remain your loving Sun in law while life shall last

                                                                        Wm Forder to G & C Hubbard & Children

 

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rite soon and give all the news you can think of

Give my respects to all the friends

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