Mentions the health of her family and their plan to move to Nebraska in the spring. Transcription: February the 22 1865 Dear Brother and friends I seat my self this night to answer your letter which I got some time ago we are all as well as common except George he has bin sick but is better my eyes is so weak that I cant see the lines on the paper onley a few munits at a time so I was at paps to day and he is a great deal better with his head and neck the rest is well I saw Margret and the children there they was well pap got a letter from harry to day he is well and talks of leaving spring f
Mentions the health of her family and their plan to move to Nebraska in the spring. Transcription: February the 22 1865 Dear Brother and friends I seat my self this night to answer your letter which I got some time ago we are all as well as common except George he has bin sick but is better my eyes is so weak that I cant see the lines on the paper onley a few munits at a time so I was at paps to day and he is a great deal better with his head and neck the rest is well I saw Margret and the children there they was well pap got a letter from harry to day he is well and talks of leaving spring field he rote you thought you would get a discharge soon how glad I would be he said you had been sick I am sorry to hear of that the sick soldier sees a hard time so you waned to no where Lee and the children is he live in Tom Groors house they are all well and Nancy Jane lives at Lexington and was well a few days ago I expect we will start to Nebraska between the meddle and last of march I got a letter from there to day it is peace there and times hard every thing high meat 10 fresh salted ready to hang $25 cows 25 to 35 and a span of Mules five hundred to seven hundred now so if you want to go to Nebraska Jacob says it is the best to go on a bout as you have no wagon nor team you can go to Platts Mouth[Plattsmouth] close to where we are a going oh that peace would be made so we could stay hear if peace is made while I live I intend to come back to old Lafayette again so I was proud of your Likeness you sent me it looks like you very much if I was at Lexington I would have mine taken and send it to you and let you see how old and broken I so look since this war I have no more news of intrest to rite, the small pox is through our country except that the country is healthy go rite so soon as you get this and without fail and let me no how you are so no more at this time I still remain your sister untill death Elizabeth Johnson to Josehs Kesterson and family rite with out fail as
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