To Robrt Boyd 1861

September the 10th 1861
Virgina Far Fax Conty
Dear father i tak the oppertuny
this morning to Drop you a few
lines to let you know that i
hav got well and and got
Back to camp Daniel has got
well he was in camp when i
got Back i got Back the 3 of this
Month i was glad to git Back
for our Rigement is in Better
sperits now then i hav saw
them sense the Battle well
the Reson Jams alewine Did
not com after mee he was takkin
g Doun with a sever pane in his
hed and ear once it was too weak
s Befor he cod com he send after
mee three tims But tha had moovd
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me to another Rume and the
one that com after me cold not
find me it is sech a large hous
that you mit hunt half the day
then not find me when Jams wen
t off the Dr wod not let me go tha sa
d if i went out it make me wors
tha told me to wat til i got Better
Jams Alewine come to Ricmond on
the 2 and he stad all nit With me
and we went Back to gether and
J Alewine has taking the pane in
his hed and has suferd a grat del
he is sum Better today well i Re
seved yor letter yesterday and
i wos glad to her from hom But
i wod Be a heep glader to see you
all onst more But it will Be
a miney day before we see each
other agane But i hop we will meet
agane
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well you woned to no wher we
Resevid the Clothing and pervison
we got every thing saft But
the Brandy the Jug Brok and
lost all the Brandy i was sory to
see it lost But cold not help it it
all over the things that was in the
box we had Brandy Buskit to eat
it dint hurt iney thing But the
flour i am much ablidg to you for sen
ding the Clos and pervison you spok
in yor letter off sending ous sum
mor clothing But if you git
this letter Before you do it Dont
send iney mor onley our uniform
for we dont ned them we will hav
mor than we can care if we hav to
March and that is what we will
have to do we got the letter that you
sen to Richmond when we get Back
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Well thar is not mush talk off
a fight her now But our pickets and
the yank has a little fight every day
or too But it dont amount to mu
sh we can her them shooting thar
canon tha shoot across the petomenic
and you ma no that tha dont doo m
sh harm i hav nothing mush to
writ tell D murdock i will
writ to him in a few days i wod
have wrot now But hav nothing
to writ i have not saw sam
newel yet But i Think he wi
ll Bee her today or to morow
i will have to Bring my letter
to a close for the wont off sumthing
to writ i am looking for a letter from
william this weak so no mor
at present So Writ to Mee as
soon as you git this R P Boyd
to Robert Boyd