Letters from a Civil War Relative #14: Unknown Date and Place

This is the next-to-last entry in this series which has taken me weeks to post. 

I want you to tri to rite to me oftner than you deo for you don’t know the pleasure it is to me to receive a letter from you. Tell all of my old friend howdy for me for I don’t know when I will get to see them for I don’t see any prospect of peas at this time but I think I will get home again Christmas if not sooner.

I want you to come and see us as soon as you can for I don’t think we will leave hear shortly. The orders is for us to stay hear and hold this firrt  (fort).

I have land out $5 dollars and hav got 23 as yet and if you will come out I will give you 10 dollars for I no you worked hard to raise me and hant forgot it.

I don’t want my brothers and sisters to forget me for I hang forgot them yet so I shal close by still remain your son untell death from Richard Stamper to Joel Stamper and family.

A few lines to Jame Gun (This was probably James Gunn, a Baptist minister per the 1860 census.)  I am well and would like to see you and your old woman and also Lewis and Malin is well and I want you to rite to us and let us no how you are geting along so I shal close. Richard Stamper to James Gun     

A few lines from Lewis Reynolds to Joel Stamper. My old friend, I would like to see you and hear you talk. I think it would be pleasure to me. Tell all of the girls howdy for me. So I must close, Lewis Reynolds to Joel Stamper

Lewis and Malin referred to brothers Lewis and Malon Reynolds. Lewis wrote this letter so he probably used the third-person since the first section of the letter was to be from Richard.