harpers ferry vergina febuary the first 1863

 

my Dear Wife

i take this opertunity to let you know that i am well and hope this may find you all the same i recivd your letter stating that you all was well tell frank to go to school and lern to rite and so he can rite me a letter give my love to all the famley and all the rest

 

Brother David rote me a letter that the folks was all / well and said that Brother William has bin taken prisner and was in richmond prison David will be up to see you the first chance he has the rest of the famley is all well

 

rite soon and send me som post stamps in it for i cant get them hear and som Enverlopes

 

this is all at presant from

 

your husband

            Barnett Snyder

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