Oct the 1th 1863 camp
near orange court house
v.a Dear sister seat my
self to rite you a few
lines in answer to you
kind letter I got yesterday
and to let you no that
I am well at this time
hopeing those few lines
will find you all in
the best of health Dear
sister I can say to you
sence I saw george we
have bin moveing a
bout I dont no where
he is I would be very
glad ef we could be
to gether so you and
my wife could both
come to l gether and
we could see each other
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you and Martha said
you wanted to come
befour it got cold we-
ther it is very cool
here now for the season
we had frost here last
week it is very cool
now of nites Dear sister
I want you to rite of-
ten and let me no
all the nuse in the
country so I will
come to a close by
saying I remain you
dear sis brother untel
death Francis M Medlin
To Mary Williams