Feb 2 1865

Dear husband,

I seat my self to write you a few lines to night to let you know that we are tolerable well and I do hope that this will Reach your kind hands and find you well. you sed if you had a mess of pudding you would be glad. I haint made non this winter. I kept one hog till after Camp went back to make you some pudding and sausage but he don so mean that [I] dident get to send you any thing. I dont expect G W Mooney will come back. he says that there is anough (enough) to come without him and I dont know when I will get to send your socks. there is a strong talk of peace here. I hear that they hare got a white flag hoisted there on both aids (sides). I want to know what you think about it. they shot some of the Deserters the other day. they saw the blood but dident get the man. the Jonson (Johnson ?) crowd dos (does) bad. they think the soldiers will get home in a short time and I hope they will. I hav bin walking to day and I hav got the headache and I cant half write and I hav to go to morrow or next day again to try to get a horse to plow if I can. we have had some of the coldest wether that ever thas ben hear. the baby can walk a little. it never crawled a bit. I wish you could see the little stumpy thing. I am afraid it is too smart. it aint nine Months old and it can say several words. if you was to start home afoot you never would get home. the Mc dowell Melisha is at home now and they are after run aways. evry day it is the burk Melisha after them but they dont ketch many the sesesh men dos hate to own [up] that we are whiped. they wont talk about it if they can help it. it dos me good to [p.1] tell it to them but they hav to own [up to] it. old vance says that if they dont Make peace and let the men come home in time to make a crop that starvation will be at evry mans door and if they dont come it will be so. I hate for you to run off but I hate for you to suffer for the big men. if you can come with a Company and keep out of the way I dont think thy will pester them bad if they dont do like the Johnson Crowd. the children sends you howdy and I would be very glad to see you but I dont know whether I will ever see you any moor in this world but I hope I will see you soon. the next day I am cleaning out the flax. to day the first that I ever tride to clean and I dont think that I will try to clean any moor soon. it has very nigh wore me out. my back hurts so that I cant set still. I sholy think that I hav as hard a time as any woman in the County. if I have to do another year as I have this I think it will Finish me but I hope that you will get to come home to help me. oh God spar the Life of My Dear husband to get home to his helpless family shield him from all harm and danger give him som thing to eat and ware and grant him a speedy return home. oh Mercifull God guard and protect my husband in all his trials and troubles and bring him safe through. this letter is wrote so bad I dont expect you can read it but if you can write me all the news I must close by saying I remain your true loving Wife untill death.

write soon

M. P. to F. P.

May the Lord bless and save you far well Francis [p.2]

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