Camp Adams Run May the 17 1863
my deir wife I take my pen in hand
to let you no that I am well hoping
when thes few lines coms to hand tha
may finde you an the children all
well I have no news to write to you at
this time I thought I wold drop you a
few lines as W. N. Hall was writing
an put it in with his I have not
heard from the fight in virgenua
I have heard from capt Harpers
comany I heard that the los in that
company was seven kiled an twenty one
woned I heard that William Robertson
was kiled it looks like it is a hard
mater to hear from thar I want you to
write to me an let me no if you
have heard from Daniel Boyd or
eney of the rest of the bois every
thing is still hear at this tim most
all the trups is gon from hear tha
say the reson that our men dide not
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attack the yankes on John island was that one of
of our men desearted the night
be for tha was to attacked them
an went to the yankes yesturday was
a very wet day but it is clear an
warm to day Mary if you send me
a shirt or a par of drouers sow doun
the seames close like the seams in a
wagon cloth but I am not needing iney
at this tim I am on gard to day I will finish
my leter in the morning May the 18 I will
put my short leter up to it self
thar is nothing new to write to you this
morning it has bin repoarted hear
that all the frut is kiled I want you
to write to me and let me no if it is so
let me no if you have heard from
Davis sence he lef charleston I want
to no how long Waid got to stay
at hom give me all the news in genral
let me no how the wheet looks I do wish
it was so that I cood be at hom to
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cut the wheet for you if thar is
iney wheet to cut but thar is no
chance to git hom now at this time lord
send the time may soon cum that I can
git to com hom to you an the children
an this war may close an let ous have
pese I will have to close
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so nothing mor at presant but
I still remain your loving husban til
deth Fenton Hall to his loving
wife an children Mary Jane Hall
Essa an Thomas
give my best respect to all of the
Frends