1863-07-22 letter from James Thitchener to Jacky

              Due to the difficult nature of Thitchener's writing,
the edited transcription will follow the literal transcription.



	Well Dear Sister as me
and Alexander was talking abought 
home we thought that we would
write a few lines to you to in
form you a littell war as he is 
a better writer than i am 
so i told him to giv yo the 
hole histry of our living for 
the last year the cuming
year it tis harde to tell what 
it mite bring forth i hope it
will bring us out of this but
iam rather doubtfull our chans
is very slim to git out just 
yet but time will tell
all things and i am gitting
better all i wod wont is rest
i got pety ny wore out i cum
very ny fetching i never can
go thrue with what hav 
nor i shant never try





       Well Dear Sister as me
and Alexander was talking about
home, we thought we would
write a few lines to you to in-
form you a little. Whereas he is
a better writer than I am,
so I told him to give you the
whole history of our living for
the last year. The coming
year it is hard to tell what
it might bring forth. I hope it
will bring us out of this, but
I am rather doubtful. Our chance
is very slim to get out just
yet, but time will tell
all things and I am getting
better. All I would l want is rest.
I got pretty nigh wore out. I come
very nigh fetching. I never can
go through with what have
nor I should never try.