Aprell the 29 1863

fort nansemond

 

suffolk va        betsey ann you wanted me to git sombody to sell the wit cow for my self i think you can sell her your self if she ant coming in you can sell hir for 25 dolars if you cant git that sell hir for 20 dolars dont tak less than those last figers i lev this to you my wife to do for me and it will be rit hav you got rodes cow thar with you or not if you hant i wish you wood git her so that you can hav 

 

aprell the 30

the benifit of hir your sels hav you got my things moved yet or not if you hant i want you to git them over to mothers for me if you will do so for me let me now all abut it when you rit to me if you plese to Whe ar both well at the present time whe hant had no raguler fit her yat but whe hav had a good del of sharp shoting her but not much harm dun yet but i think we will hav a big fit her yet but i dont now yet i hop not / good day for this time Robert Jones to his wife betsy ann Jones John edey has bin taken prisnor you can tell mister randel

 

fort nance

mond suffolk va aprel the 30 1863 good moring to you my dear frends i thought as robert was a riten that i would try and rite a few lines to you to in form you that we ar still numberd a mond the liven yet mother this thing is a bout the same as it was when it commenced and i dont no as it will a mount too eny thing or not but they / think that they will a tack us after a spall but they seem kind qures but i do not no as they will do enything or not if they ar a gointo a tack us i hope that they will com rite a way and have this thing dun a way with so that we can see that your minds ar easey at home but never mind dont greave your salves a bout us untill you have a cance or here that we ar ded and then i dont want you to greave yoursalves for me let me go as a solder good moring to you all for this time this is from your sun

 

William           Jones yours

truely rite often to me

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