Rock Run Conty her centervill
October the 24th 1861
Deer Brothers and sister i tak the
oppertuney this eavning to Drop
you a few lins to let you no that i am
well and harty at this time hoping
when thes few lins coms to hand
ma find you all well Daniel is
well Daniel reseived a letter from you
last sunday wich i was glad to
her that you was all well thar is
a good deal off sickness in camp
tha was a man died yesterday he
was cut to paces with a knife it
was one off capt Codys men we have cold
wether her it snowed last nit But
not much We hav had a big day
to day Jenerl Boragard and sum off
the outher Big ofisers was her Revewing
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ous well tha ar no talk
off figting her i dont think tha
will Be iney mor figting her this
winter For the Rods is geting So
Bad that old abe cant com the Rods
is the worst i ever saw it Rains ever
weeak i have jest herd to day that
tha was figting at Fort Picens in
Saturday tha wernt no Boddy hurt
on our sid i have not herd iney
lat news From port Royel we her that
all the men is gon from abbeville
to Chals town But i dont think tha
ar For i no that tha ar sum that ant
[Jim?] [nor?] wont go we ar throwing up
Brest works when we ant Standing
gard we ar at work the have not
took up winter qarters yet tha ar
Sum talk off ous Been send Back
to south carolina But the dont Belev it
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well Father mee and Daniel
has Sent you sum muney we
we sent twenty Dollar a peas
wich mad fourty and Be sids we
Sent you a check on Bank ab C[H?]
For the muney that was left off
our uniform you can git it iney
time if you will go after it i wont
you to writ soon and let us no
wher you have got it or not we
sent it with [warn Belchr?] he
sad that he wod put it in the po
offes at Cason i Reckon you have
got it Befor now if you ever
git it well tomas you woned to
Wher I had ever saw Jl little and
How he was he was her last
Sunday he look the Best that i ever
saw him SS Newel Stared home
last Tusday he can tell you how we look
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i will Have to Bring
My Letter to a close For
wont off sumthing to writ
ex cuse my Bad writing
For i am in a hury so writ
to me offen and tell me all
the news So nothing Mor
at prest so Remember un
till Deth R P Boyd-to
J. T and andrew and S C Boyd
aand Father
November the 24th 1861 [1]
R P Boyd
Rock Run Conty