Barnesville O. Sep 4^th 1861

 

Dear Daughter I take the present opotunity to inform you that we are all well at present and hope that you are enjoying the same great blesing I have never heard from Thomas & Rufus since they left if you should happen to hear from them please let me know. the family all send their love to you all tell Vincent I should like to hear from him let me know if he is in the whore house yet times is very hard here and money very scarce I have been engaged in buying horses all sumer but I think that goverment must be nearly supplied for they have got nearly all the horses out of this country I have not time to write any more at present but let me hear from you as soon as possible no more at present but remain your affectionate Father untill Death

 

may god have mercy upon you

N Criswell

 

good by                                                                       

  to          Julia Ann Criswell

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