April 21th 1864
Dear brother I seat my Self down
to write you a few lines to let you know
that we are all well at present and hope
these few lines will find you Still enjoying
good health. I received you letter on the 13th
and was glad to hear that you was well and
hearty welll I don't know what to write only
we have a cold backward Spring we feed as
much as we do in the winter grass is beginning
to Show it Self. Some three weeks a go we got
a letter from uncle Joseph Wellman he Said he
been Sick ever Since the 27 of December he had
rheumatism and the tyford fever he Said
for Six weeks he wasent able to turn in his
bed and he wrote about his oldest boy dyind
he died on the 21 of February with the
nervous fever. Just four months to day brother
John bid adieu to this world and all its
Sorrows and Cares. and I hope he gone to that
happy land where Clatering of arms or the
roaring Cannon is heard no more and where
there is no more hospitals to Suffer in and
where wars is no more. we found three religiony
Books in his Carpet Sack they were all the Books
he had one was a Soldiers pocket book and
the other was Come to Jesus and the other was
a testament they looked like they had been
right Smartly used. well I don't know as
I have much more to write mother wants to
know if you are needing any Socks
or any thing if you are She will Send them
to you well I donÌt know whether I can
Send my potograph in this letter or not
I haint got it taken yet and it is rainy
to day it may be that I can get it taken
to day. I want you to be Shure and Send
yours well I will bring my letter to a close
you must excuse me for not writing
Sooner and I want you to write as Soon
as you Can So no more at present
from you brother
George W. Andrews