Dear frend I hav took the opter tunty to drop you afu lines to let you know that I am well hand all of the balants and hope that it will find you all well at presant well serey i hav not got mutch to rite but i will tell you that olad sild hiett hant dead yet hand he his just has mean has ever Well serey i wood like to sea you all Well serey i want you to com back has quick has you can for i want to sea you well Serey i myst tell you that som things a bout mercy that honery / Colt it his worth fifty dolerd for i was oferd that but i wood take syxty

 

Well serey i want you to tell Scot to rite to mea for i rote the last

for i anserd his leter has quick has igot it

 

So rite sune

 

I send my best re speck to you all re mand ding

frend uto deth

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