Brotherton4
Transcription:
October the 3 1862
Winchester 10 from their va
Dear father And mother And
Sister I Seat my Self to drop
you afew lines to let yow
know that I am well at
present hoping when theas
few lines Comes to hand
they may find yow well
I have nothing important
to Right to you we are driling
Some ever day our Lwteant
Says we drill mighty well
he treats us as well as our
brother wood we laying
by waiting amovement
of they yankees we drawd
our guns yestoday eaving
we draw infeild Riffle
Shoots one thousand yards
I dont think we will not
fight mabe no more this
winter it on Servain thou I
[missing photos of the rest of the letter]
Date:
October 3, 1862
Collection:
Recipient(s)
To
To State:
North Carolina
To County:
Catawba
Transcription/Proofing Info
Transcriber:
Michael Ellis
Transcription Date:
October, 2011
Proofer:
M. Ellis
Proof Date:
November, 2011
