Richmon va june the 22. 1862
Dear father I Seat my Self
Down this eavninv to let you now
that wee air well and I hope that
thes lines may find you all well
Well Pau i Resceive a let ter that
was dated june the .16. and i was
glad to hear from you all and to
hear that you air all well I have
nothing worth a riting bu[t] if
What wee hear is So hit is good
Wee hav heard that france
Had reckon nise the Sothern
Con federecy I donte now
wheather hit is So or not
that Is the [???] in the cit ty
of richmon and if hit is
So wee will have peas Soon
If that bea So I was at rich
mon and heard hit
I went to town yestedday
And have just got back
this morn ing well reckon
lis and frank whear [this?] [??]
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will [??] happy lis I have
got my likeness tuck i had
hit tuck at richmon va
I was So ugly I like to not got
A glass to hole me but tha boyse
see hit [?????] [me?] Well
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I will send hit home
the first chance i wood Send
hit by male but am afrade
hit woont go I mus come to
A c[l]ose right soon and
tell all of the p[???????]
to right
My likeness cost
me [five?] dollars case and
All
Right [??] the first male
A. H. Dalton