Well girls this is monday I have been spinning a little this morning I wish you was here I would make you spin and I would sit and look at you I would give an old red copper to see you this morning I’ll bet you wouldent give that much to see me. I would like to be with you this morning to have a big talk with you and have some fun. I feel like I could laugh til you could hear me to Salem you must not forget / what nice times we have had together it seems to me like it has been a long time since I saw you. I hope the time isent far in the future when the war will be over and you will get to come back here once more Em you must come along. maby you will find you an old man or a young one which ever you want It dont make any dfference to me which there is plenty of butternuts if that is the kind you want. /

 

well girls I must tell you about the fourth of July We are a going to have a celebration I wish you was here to go with us. the Ladies in Darlington and vicinity have made up money and bought a flag worth 18 or 19 dollars for the home guards. there is six girls agoing to present it. one girl hast to make the presentation speech She has two assistants I am one of them. then there is one to carry the flag and she has two assistants / I think we will have a very nice time if we dont miss it.

 

I want to see Lissa so bad I think you could do her up in a peace of brown paper and send her up and let me see her. put in plenty for her to eat I guess she will come safe enough. give her a big kiss for me. tell her to kiss you for me to. I dont expect this will be a very interesting letter to you when you get it, but it is the best I can do this time

 

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write soon and often your loveing cousin martha to Sarah and all the rest

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