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Cathy Cranford's Transcripton of 1865 Letter from John G. Cranford To Elizabeth Cranford

        March 6 1865

        Goldsboro, N.C.

Dear Mother I am Blest with

One More privileg of rit(scratched out)

Riting you a few lines in answer

to yours Which I Riecved to day

it aforded me Great Satisfactin

to hear from you and to hear

that you was Well it found

me Well and this leaves me

the same and find you enjoying

the Best of health I have no

Good news to rite to you

at the presant you Wanted

to no how my fare was

I git Corn Bred and old

Bacon and I heardly can

Stomache that We draw a

litle rice once in a While

We can bye peas bye paying

20 cents a week

Every thing is very hige here

I get the shirt and drawers

that you sent me but the

apples I did not get Thomas he

said they belong to Emsley

W. RIGHT and he got them

and I took all but one shirt and

one pair of pants that Thomas

HALL fetched and I had not

forgot you I have Rote several

Times I dont no Whither you

Got them or not I Want to

no What has become of Ann I

rote few lines to A. (?) CRANFORD

if you dont have to come

out you must come to see

me some time I Would be the

Gladest in the World try to see

you tell very that I Would

to be there and go to shhol(scratched out)

to school. With her I think

it Would be a been more

satisfaction than to be here

Doublelong(scratch out) dule qicking every

day and if you ever send

any thing more bye any

Body you must put down

What it is. I want you to

rite as soon as you git

This leter and let me

hear from you so no more

at presant I remain you

loving sun tell Death

  From J.G. CRANFORD

  to Elizabeth CRANFORD

Cathy Cranford's transcription of letter that was found by Ramona Cranford, in the Randolph Room, Asheboro, Randolph Co., NC Library. ~ 2005 Cathy Cranford

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