Richmon Va july the .21. 1862
Dear Systers and brothers fother
And mother i oncemore take the grate
Opper tunity of dropping
you a few lines to let you all
now that wee air all well and
I hope that this will find you
All well dear Syster i resceive
A let ter from you juste now
mee and Sephus has got back from
Richmon wee went thair to day
Wee air campt in too miles from
Richmon on the Senteril rail
Road Well yore let was dated
July the .11. and i was glad to hear
from you and to hear that you all
was well well frank
you Stated that hamp beam
was Sick at charles ton i was Sorry
to hear that verginia is verry
Healthey if cager aint gon and
Has to go i wish he wood come out
Hear i wood like to bee with him
Wel i have nothing of im portance to ri
ght this time
Well lis iwill
Right you a fu lines lis wee lay
Down by a fence and inever
Heard the like in my life the
Musket balls hit ting the fence
by my head and if wee had a bin
Stan ding up wee wood a bin
kille wee wood lay down and load
And git up and Shoot Well
I must come to aclose by Saing
Right Soon by the first male
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Well I have noth ing mut
ch to right I want you to right
to me and right what cager
Is doing and aron and tell
Me what cager is doing and
Aron and and tell ann to
Right and aron to right
to me and tell all of
the foakes to right
I will Send my likeness
Home by the first
And te[ll] all of the girles to
Right I must come to
A close by Saing fiar
you well
Right Soon
A. H. Dalton
A. H. Dalton