Aug the 27^th 1863

 

My Dear Wife it is one time more that I take my pen in hand to in you that I am well this morning and I hope when those fiew lins comes to hand tha will find you all well and doing well well I hav som good news to rite to you Severel of our Compeney has joind the chearch and I hope tha will do well nite before last I was at meeting and it don my soal good to see and hear the glad tidinges of god proclamed and tha say that the is 8 or 10 that will be babtised on monday next and the / prospects is good for more to join the chearch I will name one John Cook he says he is determed to do what is rite let what may come I think we hav a fine man for our Chapelon the first one died last wintter with the small pox and the one we hav now his name is Cave well I was on garde last nite and sinc I come off I hav learnd that a leven of our Co has joind the chearch Squire Cooper John hedrix has joind also well I beleav this is all on this subgect

 

the boys is all well helth is tolerbel good hear I rote you a letter last week and I hav not got but one sinc Roof king got back / and this is the thirde one I hav rote to you I sent them beeds by John king to you and a letter and you hav not ansord it or other wise I hav not got eney ansor yet I hop I will get a letter from you this eavning

 

the boys will be back the last of next week and then I will get to come If I keep well I think I will see you all before too weeks from this day let me no how you are a getting a long by sending a fiew lins by Norman or John king

 

well I must close for this time fare well to all

 

                        John W. Sanders

                        Rittey A. Sanders

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