Camp Holms Jun 18th 1863
Dear frend govenor vance
i it in hand to State
to you my cas oncet mor and i hoop
that you will assist me in my
wonts as you can dow mor then eney
other man that i now of as i am
not fit for camp lif let alon the
duty of the man for i hav
Bin gevin to hart pluricey and
the consuption and i am fity By
Spells 4 or 5 tims in a weeck
this i have haid for the last
<?> 8 or 10 years now
you now that a man
that is so plegued is not
fit for sirves nor then that i
<??> to get fits and i get them
yet By spells this i can pruve
By my nabers at hom
[???] then this i c[??] S[??] is that
thos doct N[??] is [??] this camp
dont now what thay ort to
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Do with Eney un[?????]
man for thay have got
men in Camp that
have haid the Dropesy for the
last for years or mor
[????] thay ceep such men
in camp confiend me
with the rest of them now
i hoop that you will tend
to [????] thos doct to
for this is not a fit plais
for such men
if you get
me ought of this
plais my prairs shal
be for you

Blewfore lucus
your humbell servent
Camp holms