March the 15^th 1863

 

My Dear Wife and Childern i rite a few to let you know that i am Well and hope this may find you all the same you Wanted to how William fleming got shot he was on picket and the Rebels at nite crawld on him and shot throu the lungs he is very lo at presant not espected to live his father is hear at presant he cant live so said the doctor to day but dont tell his mother till his father comes home keep this to your selvs /

 

i rote theas few lines and was a ging to send it by male but mister fleming cume to camp and so i send it by him

 

Your husband

            Barnett Snyder

                        rite soon

 

Julia ann Snyder

Julia ann rite so i read your letters you dont spell your words so i cant read half your letter give my love to all the folks this is all at presant from your

                                                                                    affectnate husband

                                                                                                Barnett Snyder

 

[written on same sheet as the following letter]

Holmesburg

 

My dear i take my                                                                                           Jan 10 186

pen in hand to let you no that we ar all well and i hope thes few line may find you the same and was glad to hear from you and fat as a pig and Mrs fleming fech the money that you sent to us and we got from friday on Monday hop we heard that you said that compy was a pising post for the regment to stop at pop uncle david hasen bin up yet pop old grany hall is dead pop old Mrs pardee is dead pop uncle amos and Joe expect to come home on a furlo pop all you friend send ther love to you /

 

            granmothe send her love to you pop did Lesey wife give you a letter pop [?] has bin home and captian Jhonson pop dont let any of them rebles chut you pop tel us about bill fleming how he got shot mat and frank send their love to you me and mother send ar love to you pop right soon a gan so no more at presant

from you afectine daugher

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