but he never catched it and the secess tolde him that he must behave himself and he tooke thare advice so our old stars and stripes still waves yet over the Courte house

 

wee have moved to town wee are quartered in the north East parte of Chillecothe i wante you to write just as soon as you get this letter and i want you to make mee a par of pants make them black make them and send them as soon as you can i drew mee a nice par and i want / to send them home for you to take car of for mee i must now com to a close so no more at preant only remans

youres truly untill deth

so fare well to all fare well

 

marion and james and wm baker is all well

 

John w Sanders to

Rittey Ann and the

Sweete littel Children

write and let me now

how you are agetting along

write and let mee now

December the 29 A D 1861

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