[?]enton September 4^th 1864

 

Remembred Friend.

I have resorted to my pen and I hope I may not offend you in so doing It being Sunday i thought i must improve the time. First saying that i got home last Sunday evning safe and sound wright side up with cair it was 15 minutes past eight and tired was no name for it i went to bed but sleep was not thair. we have had thrashers this week and i am very lazy to day we have had from 20 to 23 all the week to wait on. I have slept about too hours to day and i thought i would get up and see what i could do with a pen and ink but it wont be much with a rigment of children round me chating to me all the time / and beside all of that I hafto coax this pen to make a mark no more of this. well i will tell you what i have ben thinking of mostly this week it is of that of draft wondering if i should pick up the Pioneer this week coming I read over the drafted men and read you name then I think the expectations of the next three weeks would be doubtful but hoping it wont be so but if it proves to be so i shall hafto abide by it i sopose. The object of this note is to get them colts if possible for i want to let the folks know down here that thair is nice horses their as well as here Well it has just struck too and i must be thinking about supper no I forgot to tell you last Sunday that you mite have that likness to send to Nette Buckman i think she has the best wright of it i say this because she had the promis of it before i ever seen it thair fore she may have it /

 

Well I will close by asking you to remember three weeks from last night and i shall take great pleasure in accompanying you &c &c

 

Please excuse me in all my

simply manor and poor writing

and i will endevor to better in

the future

 

I Remain yours

 

Ever Respectfully

yours

Miss Somboudy

 

I guess i wont

require a answer

for you wont get this

untill i see you and then

may not                                                          

 

To Mr P.E.B. /

 

 

Over look all this poor spelling and i will remedy it when i see you

 

Dont you wonder who in the duce this is from it aint me

 

Thair is one thing i forgot to say and that is this after you leve Larnses house it is then the third house on the left hand side whair i pretend to stay

 

We have had quite a refreshing rain this lonsom afternoon

 

You must tell the bystanders this is a business letter from St Joseph

 

Containing only 3 or 4 lines

 

i will send a kiss to you

and my love to who

    Martha F. i guess

 

you will hafto                      

lose a day in order to read this

for you cant do it in a half day

 

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The road will be quite unpleasant a mild or so to a stranger but never mind that we will make that all up

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