my dear Sister i seat my self this good sabath morning to drop you a few lins to let you that we are all well an i do hop you are enjoying the same blessings i did not get a letter from isaac this week he was well the last time he rot he was taken a prisner the 24 of june an was parold soon after i the conection is well so far as i no i was down at rildas she look pitiful ham is ded he had bin in the servis one year he died at memphes with a sinking chill you sed you was uneasy about john i hop that nothing is rong with him jo hert an rudy was at our house last thursday an now we at miks tha are going to start / home in the morning tha sed tha wood start t mov to mosuri the first of next month i hant eney thing strang to rit our corn is all frost bit corn bred will be as skers as hens tooth wheat is good wheat is worth 80 per bushel corn will be worth its wait in gold nearley stock is lo i sent my picture with rudy i recon it will do you all if not i will send a notheren when will john time be out what kind of tims hav you got thare now carline baty is here to day. She ses she wants you to rit to here i want you to send me your picture 

 

i will close by asking you to rit soon so fare well for this time

syntha minick rity an sanders

 

rudy sed that nancy j was at ers tell them i will rit

 to them just as soon as i can i am riting to james an

 jackson an to isaac an this is four to day so i am

so tired

 

ever thing is peaseble

here yet

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