May the 9) 1863
My Dear beloved Wife
I have taken my pen in hand to ancer my dear kind letter wat I got last nite
the eaight of may and yours was rote the last of the month and I was very glad
to hear my dear beloved wife was so well to walk thear so far but I am a fraid
you will make your self sick a gain but I am glad to tel you that I am well at
present but I ant a fraid to turst you to ride with eny man my dear wife because
I think you ma no anuf to take care of your self now I ant thear with you but
I am not a fraid to trus you at all my dear beloved wife but you think I can
com hom as well as som of the rest of the boys but the things is this if I com
now I shall take a French ferlow and run the risk gitin in trubble then you wold
not like that I no ant that so my dear loving wife and wat have come hom they
have taken french ferlow but I hant got a nuf to bring me hom but I think our
curnel will grant us ferlows and that will be better than taken one but my dear
beloved wife I must tel you that I want to se you as bad as you do me my love
but I think that I have got all you sent to me I got them stamps and all the
monney to but I live in hops that I shall se you again son but I do not no how
long we shal stay hear but I dont think we shall stay long we shall go som other
plase but wear that will be I dont know with out tis at hom but I was glad to
hear from John and adeline and glad to hear they was well and tel them I will
rite to them in a few day for I rite so often I dont know wat to rite and that
is all I can think of this time so thear is no more from your well wiching
Husbon Stephen Burton the one ho is so near and dear to you god bleach your
hart my love good nite and god bleach you and me now and for ever amen
SB
Camp near summersit Kentucky Co.B 103 Regt OVI
kiss kiss kiss kiss
swet when we meat
