January the 9 1862
Far Fax Conty va Rock Run Camp
Deer father I Seet My Self this moring
to drop you A few lins to let you no
that we ar bouth well at this time
hoping when this Coms to hand ma find
you all well I Recived yor letter yester
day I was glad to her from you all Wm
Bowen said he was at yor house and saw
you all he said you All look well I am sory
to her that tomas had to leave you But I Glory
in his spunk well I hav no news to writ
for I am never out of camp to her iney this
[?] you her as much A bout the war as we
Do tha ar no talk of figting her I dont think tha
yankees wil ever Com Back to Bull Run as
long as the war last But it Better for
them to not com for tha wod git the
worst whiping that tha have ever got Be
for we her tha ar fighnting at port Royal
william Bowen said tha was fighing thar as
he com back Well tha ar tring every
wa tha can to get ous all to voletter
for too years tha ar A grat miney has
re volenteer But my notion is to go home
be for I volenteer agan then if I have to go I am
going to go and fight for South Carolina
tha have past alaw in virgina to keep
all the voliteers in the feald and not
let them go home when their time is
out and tha ar talking off doing ous the
Same wa but I dont know what tha wil
Do well that is all I no about that
well tell Fenton and mary Jane Hall
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That I wish them to have good
Luck with thar fine Boy I hop to live to
See him nixt April and all the rest

Well Sarh I wil now Drop you A few
lins to let you no that we Recived
the gloves socks and cumfort tha was
very excepeble for we have Sum of the
coldest wether I ever saw it has ben snowing
and sleeting for the last three or 4 days But
is cler today well Sarh Give my Re
spects to the girls that send me the
Cristmas gift I thank them very kinley
for being so kind I want you to writ
to me and let me no wher tomas is
and what the name of the post offes
well I have nothing more to writ at this
time tell D murdock I wil writ to
him be for long tell him I ancered
his letter but i reckon he has not got it
giv my Best Respects to ant Saley
and nancey I wil have to Bring
My letter to A close for the want of
Sumthing to writ so nothing
Mor at present I Remain yor
Brother tel Deth
R P Boyd to
Sarh C Boyd and
Father Robert Boyd