September 24 1858 montgumery Texas
Dear wife I have got this far back on my road home at last I am rather --heavy loaded which makes more travel slowed cannot tell when I will get home, in something near two weeks from tomarrow I suppose,
I am well hoping this will find you and Sarah enjoying the same blessing my oxen looks bad, but I will get a short distance above when I wrote you the other letter tomarrow night and lay up until monday which will help them. writing more only I remain your affectionate husband until death
D. T. Phares
PS I bought 100 lbs onion, 50 lbs rice and only 5 gals molaes,
Typed as written
David Thomas Phares Letter 1864
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