June the 13th 1863 Dear Sir I set
my Self to write a few lines to you Excllence
If you can doe any thing for me
in trying to get his [1] position change
in the armey if stays their he must die
So much Drillin ther Cony marches he
got hut in the Back when goeing to chool [2]
chool Some 4 or 5 year agoe not onley that
But he Rupturd if you thot thought
the secatary of war would asign to him
some Stacionary palace in the
armey I would like to get you to write
govener or write Back to me the Docters
wont let him off he could be asinged to
some stiond place but he can not stand
marching if you thot be any chace
I would Goe to see you as my Son belongs
Belongs to the 37th North Co Carolina
Regement if your Excelince would write
on to Secatary of war if any chance
my paper So bad cant write no Satesfaction
if you be So good to write to me
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if you thought any chance as for the
Docters they dont Care for the life
of a man more than a dog my Son out
about 18 Months the one I am aludeing to
my Second Son I not Camplaing
about him he is hartey they wont Dis
charge a man in virginia till he dies
my oldest Son John Calvin got hurt
Some 4 or 5 year agoe at chool never
properly overit mule throwewed him
what I want to know if my son in
virginia could Some Station in north
North Carlinia if would write on to
the Secatary if not write to me
as my ink So bad Cant write no Sattes
faction I will Close write to
Me
James M Black Meckburg Co
Creaghead po
Nothing more Remains your friend