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Dear Husband    At home Sunday Evening july 2nd 18

I sit down this evening to drop you a few

lines  we are all well at this time and hope you are well 

I received your letter yesterday it was a welcome letter  I was

glad to hear you was well  our paper says the 104^th regiment

are coming home as soon as they can be mustered out  there was

great rejoicing among the children  it was the last we thought

of at night and the first in the morning  Martha is at

home now and Emma has come home too  I am going to keep

them at home  I will send one to help Mamma Fouse when

she needs one in harvest  you need not be uneasy about my

working out on doing too much of my own work  I intend

to take it as easy as I can from this out  the children are

very kind and do all in their power to help me along

the day after tommorow is the 4th of july there is

great fixing here to go  I am helping making the flags 

Farner is taking his hay wagon and six or eight horses 

of course they will fix good seats on it  Martha and

Emma will go  I think the other two and myself

will stay with Mamma Fouse  I was offered a

seat in the carriage  I thought I would feel better

at home  it is going to be a gand time  if you

was here I would certainly go  they have sent

men to harrisburg for artillery and music 

it seems to me I would like to see it but I will

wait till you come home that will do best for me