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May the 13 1865
Mason County West Va

My Dear Wife
I Rote you by mail yester Day But Halveing A chance to send A line By Mr Hickes I embrace oppertunity[.] we are as well as usual[.] Hoping thes may find you All well and dooing well[.] it has Been so wett since yo left that we halve done But littel Except [for] some fence[.] I want to commence planting tusesday If it does not Rain again[.] the river is to the top of the Banks nearly But as yet has done us But Littel Damage[.] I got [on?] to the [boat?] the morning I left you at caswels And got up at Lansycoes ten minets after ten oclock[.] I want you to see John Lewis And if he will cum down Aney time Next weak send two Bushel of yellow sead corn By him[.] I will pay his passage down If he cums[.] Let him get on the way train in the after noon And then he can fetch the corn Down with him And then carry it on to the warf Boat and leave it there untill he can get on to the Boat to cum down the River[.] fetch Adam tenant to gow to Scool with Ulysses when you cum[.] he wants some one down here that he is acquainted with or littel george Leasure[.] I got a teligraph Dispatch from the men that Dehass soald the Land to over the River whear Sylvester Lewis yous to live that the money wood Be paid last weak[.] it nealey 31 thousand dollars[.] if it is paid that will make me all Rite[.] virginia Hickel is getting Better[.] I halve not sheard my sheipe yet[.] the Hull cow has a calf[.] I Are so very lonesome that I cannot hardley stand it[.] But see them all well Befour you leave them up there[.] I will doo the Best I can And stay with the children[.] I wood love some one of hour old Acquantances to move Down here[.] if francis Jenkins wood cum I wood love to have him[.] I must Halve some one[.] george canot doo all the work And ulysses must gow to scool[.] tell Hughes and Daniels they must cum down[.] tell Isaac and mary susan to doo the Best they can [(]And the Black folks allso)[.] tell Isaac to pasture Anough of the meadows to [keep?] All the things plenty of grass to Eat and so that he want halve to mutch to cut[.] the wheat here is heading out and the grass is ne high[.] all looks well and prosperous[.] nothing more But Remain your faithfull Husband untill death[.] Rite us a Letter how all is there[.] no more[.]

H J Jackson