the
March 6 1864
Camps Hanover junction
johnston Brigade
Dear Sister I Seat my Self to drop yow
Afew lines to inform yow that I am well
at present hoping when theas lines comes
to hand they find yow And father And mother
well I nowthing of interest to right to yow
only times is civil at present they yanks has ben
Raiding Abowt threw hear we have bin looking
fer them But I Believe they have gone Back
we capturd several prisiners And About three
Hondred hores Bwt we have never ben
into it yet bwt they fifth And 20 Regment
has bin into it So I have give yow all they
news I can I will Say to yow I want yow
to Send me A qwart of Merlasses with some
of them Boys I think I will get Afurlowgh
when they Boys gets Back
So I will close By
Asking yow to Right Soon
From W, H, Brothert ton
to Elizabeth, Brotherton
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Munroe Ballard give yow his love And
Best Respect <?>
Dear Father And Mowther
I will drop yow Afew lines to let yow
know that I think I will get home
Before lond, if nowthing hapens

So I will close By
asking yow to Right Soon

From W. H Brotherton
to Thomas Brother ton

Dear Mowther I Seat my
Self to drop yow Afew
lines to let yow know that
I will get home if
nowthing happens