Aprile the 30 A.D. 1863

 

My Dear Wife i am a gane blest with the privolig of adressing you a fiew lins to ansor yours which i recived from you the other day i red it with pleasure i was glad to hear from you and the children glad to hear that you was all well and a doing as well as you was i recived a letter from Sister poley and she stated that Father was dead he died on the 10 of this month She stated that he said he was a going to die hapey and she said that he wanted us to try to meete him this was by request / and pole said she wanted you to rite to hur and let hur now how you was a getting a long i got a letter from francis and he was in the hospitle at Louis vill kentuckey sick he has the dropsey

 

Rittey Ann them parties that our boys had is a bout wound up and i am vary glad if tha dont stop now i will think strang the helth is good hear we are all generely well you said you wanted me to let you now hoo them was that was runing to them parties and dances and after wiman i will after while when / I come home i will tell you a bout them I think tha will get thare eye teeth cut after while I hope tha will i see a good chanc for thare spoart to stop you said you wanted to now whether Elic king gav me a letter that you sent by him i got it i rite one every weeke to you

 

i am a doing tolerble well i hav the rise of arleven dollars in money by me and som owing me yet we muster for pay to day we hav 52 dollars due us the Capt says we will get our money before long / and as soon as i get pad i will bring you som or i will send it to you

 

tell the children that i want to see them tell them i will get them a stran of beeds and bring them when i com home i hope tha want me to

 

I must now close for this time write soon

 

fare well to all

            John W. Sanders

            Rittey Ann Sanders

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