Benton Barracks Mo

Desember the 13 1862

 

My Dear wife I am truley thankful that I am permited to ad dress you fiew lins to let you no that I am well and I truley hope when those fiew lins comes to hand tha will find you all well and doing well

 

I recived your cind and wellcom letter nite before last and was glad to hear from you and the children and to hear that you was well we left Macon Citey the day before yesterday at 12 Oclock and the Old Engine broke and tha had to run with one side and we didnot get in the City until five oclock in the morning and we stad at the Depo until we got oarders to go out to the Barracks and then we was marched out thare and when we landed we was hungery and tierd /

 

Our boys is in fine sperits and generely well a fiew of the boys has the mumps and I dont but what I will them. Som thinks that we will be moved from hear before long I cant tell how soon it will be I think when we move from hear we go down to vicks burg tha say the rebls is conserentating all of thare foarses thare in the south west Rittey Ann If I liv I exsepect to hear the cannons roar and exspect to hav to face them and if fall in battel or els whear my hope and desier and prair to is that I will go to heven and imortal gloury whear I will find rest for my soal my desier is for you and the children to try to meete me thare now I must close write soon

 

            J W Sanders to

                        Rittey Ann Sanders /

 

            Dear Sister a fiew lins to you in ad dress to you I am well at presant and I truly hope when those fiew lins comes to hand tha will find you well and doing well I dont hav eney things strang to rite I am thankful to god that we are spard from the colde grave to which we will soon hav to lay and I hope when we come to die that we will be preparde to meete our father in heven thare we will see our dear Mothers thare I want us to to meete thare

 

write soon so no more only remans yours untill Deth fare well

 

write soon       J W Sanders

                        Nancey Jane Selsor /

 

a fiew lins to you children I want to se you all vary bad it is so that I can not be with you and I want you to be good children and be good to your dear mother and learn your your books and If I never see you eney more I want you all to remember your dear father and try to liv so when you come to die you will be prepaird for deth and i must now close fare well

 

this is your fathers request

            Manervia Jane

            Emly Francis

            Nancey panina

            Jacob

                        I want yo when this you se

                        to remember mee fare well

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