A r k Independance County
January the 6th 1862
Dear brother and sister I hav tha
plesur to wright you a few lines to let
you know that we ar all well at preasant
and hope this will find you all well and
doing well I hav not ben in tha war yet
but I dont know how long it will be
tell I hav to go for ginerl bolling has
blockeade white river and tha govner has
orded tha malisha out to oping it
if this gits mi munny send it to me
of the best newest South Caroliner muney
you Can git and if it dont send me
A Copy how to hav it fixt it is ahard
mater to get any thing dun her
W C Crawford