April 6th 1865

Dear Husband

I received two letters from you

last Saturday evening April 1st  I was very

glad to hear you are well and hope and pray

you may remain so  I have not been so well

for a few days  I have a bad cold and the

wild ? but I have got it stopped and feel

quite well again  Emma and Lizzy have had

the Croupe and are very weak  Ellie is well  Martha

is at school to day   the lane is so bad I shall not

let them go  there is only 4 days school  we have

had a great deal of rain this weak  to day

the weather is beautiful and hope it may remain

so  I feel so lonesome when it rains  the birds are

singing and flying about  to day it makes me feel

quite happy  this must not put you out of

heart since you hear we are sick  you

know we are nearly well again  I did not write

till I got a letter from you to know where to

direct mine  I got two the 4th of march and wrote

you one the 5th  the next I wrote 15th march