28..1862 [1]
Richmon verginia August the
Dear fother I now take Mi pen in
hand to let yow now that I hav
bin verry Sick I am giting
better now if I Dont take
I was takeing Down with Mevels
in Mariland and com to Chartone [2]
and thar I lay five weake I got
a littel after tha went in on
me but tha giv me so mutch
good things to eate that I takeing
relapts and it went harde with
me but I think I will well if
romistiyum let me a lone [3]
Dear fother I harud from Amos
at last I com to Richmon last su[n]day
and I happen to git up with
rob bert Nelson hear in the hrospettel
he ses he left Amos at winchester
in the sick camps he ses he left
him on the 22 of october tho you ma have
heard sents that I have bin so
fur from eney maile that I cud
not hear nor git no letters
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Dear fother I want yow and Mr
beam to sow mi weat if yow
pleas and I will pay yow for
it sow all of the frest field
over next to the rale rode new
ground and all the bot um
from the fence the bra[n]ch yow
ma tend if I Dont git home
in time to plant th[e?]n tho It
is time a nuf yeat and then
sow mi cotton patch at the
house and cowpen sow the
best of that old read feld
and the balance of it in rye
if yow pleas and ceap
number of Days and I will
pay yow bothe for it
Dear fother I want you to rite
to me all about mi thing
and crop I hav not heard
from you sents the 12 of Awgust
Dear brother I want you to take
mi mule this winter
and ceap it four me you can
hitch up on and go Down and
git foder and corn to fead it
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git about to or thee barrel
at a time and put it in the
littel crib Brake it to ride
if yow can make yow strong
bridle and ride it ever wha[r?]
you want to ride it mod[ear?]
if yow ples ceap it from jumping
if yow ples for it wont sell
Dear fother I will teell yow
the nuse while I lae sicke at
chartown I was taken presner
I was pesnener for one Day
and nite garder by the yankes
tha parowl abut 40 or fifty
of the sicke and was going to
to paroll me but ourer men
got after them and made the
rasel run awt faster then
rabert before tha cud pa rowl [4]
me and me and 15 or 20 unpay all
the way I was glad was [??]
site for I want want to rite
to some as offin as yow can
for I wood like to hear
from you as offin as can
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rite to me hoo is goon to the
uncle the ant you rite the
fust male if yow p[l]es I am
going to try to git a furlow
if can I ruter Daut it [5]
rite to me what Meat is going
to bring this fall and rite
yow have made corn a nuf
to Du or not tell ever bodey
to rite to me but [mi?] you
no hoo that is
Direck your letter to richmon
verginia, Winder Hospital.
4th Division Ward 73
I muss com to a close by
saying I remain your affecttion
nate sun untell Deth
W M Dalton
to Mrs S. Dalton
Dear Mother I cant seal mi
Letter without say somthing
to you I think of you ever Day
I Dremp the other nite eating
butter and bisket with yow
and Drinking a Dram to