Holmesburg

Sep 4 1863

 

            dear husband i take my pen in hand to let you no that we ar all well at preasant we reidced you kind and affection letter that you sent by vangrift and got the mony that you sent and was glad to hear from you and fany wants to hear you evry foot sep she hear horse pop com and she run to see pop we you to com home if you com Mother want to no very you want to come home for we want to cee you very bad pop wear my suit that you wer gont to git me when you got your pay i ant seen it yet Mat want you to get him a suit of Solider cloith for him to wer and he say when he get them he coming out to you and be a Solider to uncle david want you to right to him grandpa send thear love to you and all the rest of the floks and thear all well

 

            so no mor at preasant from

            you afectun wife

                        Rebeca Snyder

 

            right soon again /

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