It had been 3 weeks since he received a letter from Sarah but on this day received 3. He warns, despite of worrying of civil war in Danbury, not to place too much concern on the political strife. Bishop remarks that it seems strange that their folks do not often visit.
April 10th 63
(Second Letter)
Dear darling little Wife
the other sheet I filled up with other subjects but yourself this one I propose to devote to yourself and children my dear wife it has been 3 weeks before last night since I received a letter from you until I received these 3. My dear I love you dearly and think of you constantly and if you could only think how much I anticipate the pleasure of meeting you and the children and how much I desire to live with you and take care of you. I feel my dear as if I could willingly take hold of work and do my best to take care of you all and if I have my health it will be a pleasure to me. I do not intend to worry myself about what I shall do when I get home because I may never get there. my darling donot get too much enlisted in the political strife that will undoubtedly agitate the people of D. I think myself there is danger of civil war and I think divine providence will manage the matter as best pleases him.
I am glad to think that the children love me and that they think of me and long for my return. and you my dear Wife I appreciate your love desire for my presence although I donot expect that that you have the same desire that I have myself yet I believe that you love me and I believe that you show your love by granting me all I ask and by taking good care of the children and looking after my interests my darling do not think I underevalue you because I donot think that your passions are as strong as mine because I love you and I will endeavor to cherish you if providence allows me to get home and join you. there will be times my dear when I shall undoubtedly get out of patience but you can do much by restraining me if you do not get out of patience at the same time. however I shall endeavor to restrain myself so that you need not be troubled. my darling if you could know how entirely my heart beats for you alone of all woman kind and how much confidence I have in you I should be satisfied and I am satisfied because your letters tell me that you are my fond wife ready to concluse [sic] to my happiness all in your power.
I hope my dear that we may be spared to live together for many years yet but if it should be the will of providence that we should have to be separated I hope the same power will give us power to submit to his desires it seems strange to me that our folks do not often visit you and offer you the cheering influences of society but they seem to think but little of the privations of Poverty. never mind my dear little wife I am spared to get home with you I will try to take good care of you and and love you and cherish you as I promised to when I took the marriage vow and you must love me my wife in return and then I think that we can be happy.
give my love to the children and kiss them for me and tell them I love them. and think of them often.
Good by my dear wife and believe me your affectionate Husband
J.D. Bishop
