Dear Sister I now will write you afew lines in answer your kind and affectionate letter I will say to you that I was rejoiced to hear from you and to hear that you was all well and doing well. nan I want you to remember the deauty that you owe to god live in the discharg the same I hope that the will soon come that we will meet on this earth a gane but if we never meat any more on this earth I you to meat me in heaven you have no mother to advise you I now that we have all lost afriend She was all ways ready to advise all for good and I you to remember the advise / She has given you nan I dont want to heart your fealings but I would advis you as brother to be careful what kind of company you kep for you now when girls caracter is gone she is done as you have went to live with rity ann I will advise you to stay with her and not get your self in pashon of runing a bout I want you to go and see helen I dont mean to have you stay thare the time you now what I mean I mean for you to to not be going in all sorts of company. I since I have ben riting that we was exchanged it was likely that we would be but we was going to our regment and get a / furlow home if that be the case maby we will get to spend some time at home I would like to this winter at home with my friend and family I receive a letter from father tha was well now nan I will close these lines leave me well and I hope reach you in good time and find you all well I want you to as soon as this comes to hand and write more next time

 

So nomore at presant

 

I remain your brother

as ever             F. M. Selsor

 

to         Nancy J Selsor

 

            good bye 

 

            Manervey I was glad to have a few lines from you and Jacob and I would like to had a word from emly and pernea I will ever hold you in rememberance and my advise to you all is to be good childrain mind and help your mother in the absence of your father. now Rity ann I must bring my letter to a close will ask you to still remember me at a throne of gods and I hope that if we never meat on this earth that we may be among that number that will sing praise around the throne of god while sease less ages role around write soon

                                                                                                            F. M. Selsor to

                                                                                                            Rityann Sanders

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