Silas Stepp to Eleanor Stepp

[this letter is in the hand of Silas Stepp]

                September the 6 day .18.64

                        prisoner camp  elmira

          new york  barrix no 3  ward 25

my dear wife  it is with pleasure i rite you

aline to let you now i am well  i receive

your kind note to day  i was truly glad to

here from you and sorry to here you was not

well  i hope you are better  i am glad to now

the children is all well  i receive your note

of the 9 and 24 of august  i rote the 31 of august

brother aint verry well  hee is about

Jessee and pres wadkins. J. C. evans  tom goodson

James kyles  charly morris is all here and in common

health  i wood bea sow glad to see you and the

children and engoy the Sweete conversation as

i onst did  i hope the lord will Spare our lives

that wee may all meat one time on earth   if

not ihope wee will all meat in heaven thare to

rest and remain to gether where friends will

part no more  you must bare these troubles

the best you can  dont get out of hart  the lord

will help in time of nead  givemylove to the children

receive afull portion to your self   SHS to ES