Weldon NC
Feb 23the 1864

My Dear Wife and Children,

I seat my self down this morning to drop you afew lines to let you now that I am well at this time. hoping these lines may Reach your kind hands and find you injoy the same blessings. you Rote to me about the hogs. you tell them that tha are mine and tha are the dearest hogs that I ever got. you can tell Joseph Landis that any body that trobels them if I live to git home tha will suffer for them. you can tell Henritta that I mantained her when no other person would not and she had better doo Right that she may need help again and she might not git hit. [p.1] tell her that she can have one of the pigs if she want it. I hope that God will bless you all. I want you to send me some more unions & tobacco and one lite lofe of corn bread if you can. the box that you sent me the pies and the tarts was spoiled. I got it the 7 of this month. Send me sum dride fruit if you can. I am in the gard house yet. I got your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you and glad to hear that you was better. may God bless and save you is my prayer for Christ Sake.

F. M. Poteet to his loving Wife M. A. E. Poteet

farewell My loving Wife. [p.2]

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