1862 Camp ner Richmond
July the 22 Henrico County Va
Dear Brother and Sister I Seet my Self
this morning to writ a few lins to let you
Know how we ar gitting a long I am well at
this time hoping when thes few lins coms to
hand tha may find you al well I Recived yor
kind letter that was da[t]ed the 14th of July I
was glad to her from you all Daniel is not
well he has been sick for too days tha ar agrat
miney Sick in the Rigt ment at this time
wel Fenton I hav not got iney news to writ
at this time for we hav had dul tims sens the
fight we ar in Reglar Camp now and I hop we
wil git to Sta her and Rest we did not
her of william deth til Mr Williams and
Mr Powers coms Back and told ous I was soray
to her of his deth I am Sory for mary and
her por little Childern But it cant
be helpt I hav not Saw iney of his compt
Sense the fight that Cood giv me iney
Sattis faction about him all that I have herd
is what you wrot in yor letter But I
do hop he is gon to a Better world wher
war nor trubble wil never trubble him
iney mor I we hav never got a letter from
Thomas Sens the first of march and it was the
one that he rot the day be for he star[t]ed to
missisippi I Reckon you hav herd that
J E Simpson is ded he died with the tiford
fevor tha ar But three left in our mess
all of our woned is going home as fast as tha
git able to go But tha no Chance for
A well man to go til the war ends
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well Fenton I her that you wil hav to
go to Charlston But i hope it is not so for if you
all have to go I dont no what the woman and
children wil do But tha wil have to do the
Best tha can I wish this war wod com to
and end for I am gitting tyard of it and I
want to git home to see you all onst more
for it wod Be A grat plasier to see you
and git to Stay with you But we ar
far a part and god only nos when we ma
meat again But I hop and trust in god
that we ma meet soon wel I Reckon
you have herd a grat deel about the figt as
tha ar severls gon hom But you wil her
mor then is So for we cant her the truth
one hundred yards her in camp Wel I am
gitting about out of Sumthing to writ
you can tel father that I got his
letter and was truly glad to her from him
I will writ to him in a few Days al So
I am going to writ thomas A letter this eaving
or to morow writ to me Soon and
tel me all that is gon and ho is left at
home I Bring my letter to a close
for the want off Sumthing to writ
So nothing mor But Remain
your Brother til Death R P Boyd
To Mary and Fenton Hall

July the 24th 1862
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