John S. Corliss to Mary E. Hastings and John N. Hastings, 12 March 1863
St Augustine fla March 12 1863
dear dater and son
I take my pen in hand to let you no that I am well at present and hope that these few lines will find you the same all things are quiet hear now I cant rit much now but corn is six or seven leavs hight now hear oring treas are blosem out I send you some blosums now hear so you can see some of them send me some of your ced corn in a leter when you rit again so that I can plant it hear to see how fast it will grow hear dont fore git to send some will you /
I hope that you and John has found the lord to be presus to your soul I never see the nead a savour so much in my life as I do now fore he is all the frind that I have out hear there is peas in heavin and Joy in the holy gost you may think strang that of my ritin so much a bout the lord but I wish I cod rite more about him I must clos hopin if we no more met on erth that we shal met in heaven to prais god fore ever and ever
a man J S Corliss
M E Hastings
J N Hastings /
rite as soon as you get this
I go to metin
evry night when
I ant out on gard
o glory glory to
god glory to his
son Jesus Crist fore
Ever and Ever aman
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DATABASE CONTENT
(6402) | DL0983.004 | 71 | Letters | 1863-03-12 |
Tags: Crops (Other), Nature, Religion
People - Records: 3
- (2047) [writer] ~ Corliss, John S.
- (2049) [recipient] ~ Hastings, John Nelson
- (2050) [recipient] ~ Hastings, Mary Elizabeth ~ Corliss, Mary Elizabeth
Places - Records: 1
- (405) [origination] ~ St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida
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John S. Corliss to Mary E. Hastings and John N. Hastings, 12 March 1863, DL0983.004, Nau Collection