June the 19 1862

 

My Dear wife it is with pleasure that I take my pen in hand to in forme you that i am well and I hope those fiew lins comes to hand tha will find you and the children well and doing well I recived a letter from Father and Mother and one from Sarah and Mary Cox and tha was all as well as common except Mother she was not as well as she had bin tha also rote that Wm had bad luck that James was dead and William was turebely distrest about the Death of his son the letter was dated the 13 and it said he died last friday and it stated that this world was not his home but he was agoing home Sarah said Wm sent for all of his connection and she went she got thare about one hour be fore he died and she said died vary easy and I got aletter from Isaac Bridges and his famely was all well and he sayd that georg Dye wife was dead and Jerry Dishmon and Alen Shoart and noly Coon tha hav all died lately

 

            wee now that Deth is abroad in our land and causes morning / over Ameny of asoldier who has bled and died O this is a terbel site to see and to hear them that is wounded morne Rittey Ann if I canot be with you to talk with you I pray for you and the children every nite and day and I hope that my presants will be with you and the children yet I cannot tell when I will com home it some times seemes like that my trubbels is harder then I can bare and I pray to god for relief of my destress of minde O Rittey Ann if I never see you and the children my earnest Desire and prair is to god that we may meete in heven where wee will never parte no more fare well my Dear wife and children hoo I dearley lov fare well

 

J. W. Sanders to                      rite to benton

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R. A. Sanders and                   this is the way to

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