
I received yours dated April 27 was truly glad to hear from you but sorow sorrow of your bad helth health I hop hope you will recover soon I think if you was here this clymate climate would be good for your helth health the there are some comming coming from the different Stats states for there their health.
my friend Whitman I love you when I think of the kindness you shew show
to me my heart is swelled with gratitude to you may the lord preserve you
and
giv give
you a home in heaven my friend i have bin been
in a bad stat state
of health for 10 months I have the dropsy of the heart I am getting better
& my family is well mrs Stansberry well wishes to you I
will send you my oldes oldest
girrls girl's
pictor picture
. I have not got my on own
that is fit to send this time

I received the paper with your portrait of the poet Walt Whitman. my wife sais says you had better come and stay with us this summer if you remember the black berry wine.
I was in ward d in 65 in armery Armory sq you came in every evening I remember of you kissing me if you remember my brother came to see me from West VA.
well i must close by saying if we meet no more here that I shall know you in the upper and better world the mind will

I have united myself to the Society of friends commonly called quaker now if you will come t to minnesota. I think this is the healthiest climet climate tha that I can find if you will be a friend to you
I love you as a brother
yours truly Wm Stansberryexcuse my bad writing I am nerves nervous