Lenoor Tenn        
     June 8th 1865
Dear father now having
a fiew leasure moments 
to spend I will wright 
you a fiew lines to let 
you know that I am
well and hope these
fiew lines will find you
the same all the boys are
well and tough well father
I dont know wheather I
shal get home buy the
fourth or not their are
some hopes of it but
not but little some


Seems to think
we will and others
think we wont I
am shure we dont
dont know but
live in hopes that
I may be shure and
have my bugy fixed
up and get me a
good horse to drive
                    are
before it we^  having
splended weather and
splended times down
hear have nothing to
do but to grase our
horses and that is
to let them loose in
the field and watch
them while they eat
I got that paper and
envelopes that you 
sent me I got them
yesterday all right

no more at present
I remain as ever your 
friend W Teachout and
your son I ame now going
to the river to hear
a general mass now
and it is now nite