this will not start untill tomorrow 22 I wrote once before i got this

Aprile the 9——————62

O Ruth keep of good chear all will be well yet may god bless you

 

Dear companion I now take my pen in hand to answer a letter I have just brought from the office and read which I feel to thank god that your helth is on the mend but still you may not git your helth very soon we are all well at present hopeing you the same jane is better and gone home pap and Phi is clearing up 2 acors par potatoes now john you spoke of staying in the war to git your bounty wall I dont want to discourage you but you may have to stay all summer or longer may be give your precious life from your dear little children that is now watching every train of cares to see if pa is coming and your wife think one moment O john if I advise too fare forgive me I will tell you how you can make your bounty hear and be at home Carolines man Mr Cilkelly is have give up his bounty and chooping rail road wood for cash and he wants pap and Phi to hawl it for cash he wants hawling all summer you could haul for him after you git well he will pay the money now john think of this and if you think best to come home do so but delay not for if you git better they will not let you off if you can git a discharge do if not git a ferlow the confounded big men has fooled me and lots of other poor wiman out of our money so if I was you I would let them dig for thear selves awhile I am afraid if you stay in the war your expectation will be cut off how happy I would be if you was at home if you / just have money enough to bring you home I think not of money but my dear husband if you think of comeing come soon if not write soon and let me no no more this time but remain your affectionate wife Ruth Scoville to

                                    John G Scoville

 

i have no paper nor money to buy with so i will write a little on this to Ruth Scoville

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