savannah GA   April the 1 1865

 

Dear Charlie libby Emma

                                                Good morning Dear ones how do you do this morning pa is well and he hopes that his little family is all well charlie and libby do you go to school and do you learn pa thinks if he lives to get home that you can read first rate for pa charly pa had a lot of long black berries to eat yesterday I tell you they tasted tasted good have you and libby and ma got that nice confederate money that pa sent to you if you have got it then this you can give to edy smith but if you aint got it then you can have it pa sent you 5 dollars libby / 10 dollars and ma 20 and 50 cents have you got it I sent it in my other letter but pa wishes that it was the green backs then you could by some cloths

 

kiss ma and libby

from papa G A Empie

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