    &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; May 8th 63
  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My Dear Childe
	  &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I take opertunity
to let you know that
I am well we have
cr recrost the river the 
seckond time this month
I will write the first
chanse I have & give the
particulars but I can
not doit know for
I expect the male is
to go verey soon
	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A G Peck