Letter to William Sykes at Portsmouth Prison from Myra Sykes (15 March 1867)
Dear husband i rite these few line to you hopeing to find you better than it leaves us at present i have been very uneasy sinse you did not rite my children cried wehen we got no leter Mrs Bone has got two leters sinse i got one will you please to rite to me and send me word how you are getting on i have bilt myself up thinking i shall get to you some time or another
My mother sends her best love to you she has been very ill but she is bitter at present we all c send hour kind love to you we all regret very much for you i hope their will be a lighting for you yet Woodhouse has been for giving hiself up severl times wehn he has been in drink i hope he will your John and Emma send their love to you we have wished scores of time you was comeing in to the house we should syuse you to deth for we could like to see that
Jhon ward lives next door to us he sends his respects to you his Wife his pius womman she talks about you very often Joshua Sykes has sent word for me to go to their house but i have not had time to go you must not delay riteing if you can it will ease my mind if you can
if it ever lays in your power to send for us when you get abroad i would freely sell all up to come to you if i possibly could for health
Dear farther do pleas to writ to is i Sends one 100 kiss for you thirza Sykes
Ann Sykes sends Dear father
father i send a 100 kiss for you
alfred Sends hiss kinds Love to you
MidLand Road 33
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