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April the 16

Good Morning My dear friend

this is quite a pleasant morning

I almost forgot to tell you that

I got a letter about 2 week ago

forwarded from the president A

Lincoln but the next one he sends

to me he had beter not get you

to write it + I won't be so sure to

know that it came from you my

Dearest friend + only lover + loveing

Bob well I think I will haft to

draw my leter to a close for the present

time by telling you to write soon all

at presant from your kind friend

Sallie S. Scott to

Robert Barnett you said that you

wanted me to send you a stamp or

thats what I took it to be from the

way you had it speld I havent any

3 cts ones but will send you all the

one cent ones that I have at this time

I forgot the old hors he is doing well

only there is someting rong with his neck

so he cant put his hed down to drink

Sallie Seeper Robert James write soon

Simply Southern would like to take for our readers to take a momement and read these letters that our journalist found after a battle. If anyone knows tfamily of the writers please write to Simply Southern.