fort nansemond

Suffolk va June the 5 1863 good evening

 

to you my dear mother i just got your kind leter to nit i was glad to her from you and to her that you was all well when you rot to me whe ar both wall but whe hav got the dsntry purty bad at the present time mother you said that betsey ann had not got back yet i am sory to her that for i dont her from hir i hant had but three 3 leters from hir sence she went home why dident you look at that leter that you sent to / hir i wanted you to see it it is tru i rot won to father did he git it or not i got a leter from the boys last nit i will put it in this and send it to you so you can see what tha rit to me mother if betsey ann hant got back when you git this will you go and see why she dont com back and let me now if you plese to i rot and told hir i thot that if she thot eney thing of me she wood go and stay with you till i com home agane if she dont / i shall think that she dont car what does becom of me i shal think all she cares for is my money i shal think that i hant got a frend in this world it dos seem so to me now all redy but if i ant i hop that god will be on my sid for he is good frend to me and all ways will be i hop mother i hant got now news to rit to you this time but tha think that whe will hav another fit her befor long now i hop not it is very sickley/ her now days i will tell you that tha hav mad the fort hier and stronger than it was be fore it is for tims as strong now as it ever wass befor o my god how i wish i cod see my wife and litle girl rhodey it wood mak me hapy to see them both and to see you all agane i hop by the blessing of god that i will be for long now i will close for this time good day to you all for this time my prar is to god that i may soon return back to you all agane

 

Robert Jones

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