Kingston Tenn  july 21st, 64
My dear daughter mary
take this opportunity to write a
few lines to let you know
that I am well and hope
you all are the same
we have got over the mountains
 again after a march of 12 days
we have stopt here to rest
3 days we did not have it
[] so hard crossing the 
mountain this time as we 
did last year you must
be a good girl and mind
your ma a go to school all
you can and remember your
Creator in the days of your
youth while the evil days
Come not you must write
to me I send this five cts
so good by for this time
	            Jesse Taft

whether your cows come
in or not whether you raise
any pigs this year or not
if the has any beans
any or whether you have
any I dont have any
beans but there is a plenty
of them have both black
and white if you get
what money I send you you had
better keep what produce
you have for if you have any
to share it will  [?] a
better price next spring
[?] and have it taken
of if you have to you [?] it
done write how get your
hay cut and how much
you have my love to you
all write often so farwell
kiss my man jesse for me
co L	Jesse Taft

My dear wife I am well
and hope you all are the
same I have not had no letters
for home in 3 weeks
this makes 4 I have wrote
to you I sent 25 dollars to you 
and 2 dollars to sarah the
of july I have not heard a
word from wm since 
you wrote where he was
I expect to him
before long when we get 
down in Georgia I don't know
whether we shall stay in
georgia or come back to ky
we have a plenty to eat 
so far I want you to
write me often and all
particulars you must write
how the crops look
and how the stock is