North Carolina
Carolina City
Carter rit County [Carteret]
November the 15 __ 1861 Dear mother
I Seat my Self to write you a few
lineS. to let you no that I am
well and am enjoying a reaSona ble
Potion of health hoping ing when
those few lines reach you they
may find you and farther injoying
the Same blessings Dear father
and mother I hav nothing of interest
to write to you theas Boys is all
im Proven I think very fast
tha is some few bad cases Her yeat
I Hope tha will all Git well
A Gain an all re turn to they
Home A Gaine wee Ectspect to
tak up winter quarters an I So Pose
We shal hav Shantes hear at carolina
City Dear farther and mother i am sorry to
say that I hav Just return from the rume
of one of hour Boys and they think he is
dying So nothing more at present only i
Re main your affectionate sun until death