Beverly Vergina

 September 18^th 1863

 

My Dear Wife i take this opertunity to rite afue lines to let you know that i am well and hope theas few lines may find you and childern all well i have this morning recivd three letters one dated June the 11^th and one July the 28^th and Augist the 19^th this is the last one you say Julia ann is 18 and wants her dollar give it to her and tell her to rember that dollar when she looks at the year on that dollar was made that was the year she was born in and know she is her one mistres you and i have no more control / over her and i wish her grate hapniss and sucksess in this world and world to com When i get paid i will give her a fredom suit i Remain her afectinate father i mad a mistake in the last letter i thought this month was augist it wasent the 25 see wat i did in it Julia ann Remember your mother and father and dont disgraise them

 

tell frank to be a good boy and go to school and mathew to go to and be a good boy so this is all at presant giv my love to all the folks from your afectinate

            husband Barnett Snyder /

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