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be shure and do it if you pleas well dont get out of harte for I think I will liv to see you and the children My ame is to do the nearst rite that I can and liv a Christian life and if I fall on the battel field or elc whear I think I will make my way to heven and I want you to meete mee thare Oh then wee can be with our friends that is goan before us and I want you to pray for mee and every nite and day that pases I pray in the unbelest maner that I now how for you and the children and for every person in the world I dont wish eney man / eney ingurey I want every person to do the will of Our hevenly Father this is my desier and prair to God Oh may wee liv to see this grate rebellion put down and setteld in peece tell the children that I send my love to them and wold like to see them tell them I want them to remember mee and I want you to not think you are slitted Oh if I was with you I cold giv you a good hug I now I may never see you a gane tho my ha desiers of my harte is with you at this vary time Oh I wish you well well it is a getting late in / the nite and I am tierd I will soon come to a close by asking you to remember mee

 

Oh when this you see Remember mee and bare in mind a good friend is hard to find hear eney how and remember your devoted husban untill deth

John W Sanders

Rittey A Sanders

 

and Children rite soon

 

we started the 8 and I got a letter from you I was glad to hear from you and the children Oh this made mee glad when I red the letter the letter was dated the 3^d of this month write soon and oaften fare well /

 

Oh you hav not for got to rite what you sayde you wold let mee no in the next letter

 

Fare well to all and if you can send mee a sweete kiss from your lips Oh if I was with you wee shurely cold see pleasure one more time I no I cold giv you one good squeese shure

 

fare well for a while

 

write soon direct your

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