Seuth Car lina
1862
buford SC [be?] [mot?] [tley?] genuary the [30?]
Dear Cous sone i take my pen in hand
to drope you a few lines to let you no
that i am well at this time hoping
thies few lines may rech your heand
and find you all well i hant got much
to right to you there is nothing to se
her i think we will have Sum hard
fightting to dow be fer meny days
there is a great deel of taulk of hit
now and i think it is sow i wount
you to right to me as Soon as you
get thes few lines i would be
glad to her from you I hant got time
to right much to you I mst Cum
to a Close by sinding my best respect
to all remans yours untoll death
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W H Phfilips
to John Culberson