Aprile the 18.18.62
South carolinia           Deer Son I seat my
Laurens district          self this morning
to drop you a fiew lines to let you
know that I landed home Saf and
found all well weare all well now
but yoar mother she is in very
bad helth tho she is so she is up
I hope that this may find you
and yoar companions in arms all
well I hav nothing of importanc
to rite to you it has bin raining
ever since I came home the creak
has bin over the bottoms all the
weak I hav not planted a
grain of corn yet I am try ing
to get you sum summer pants
but yoar mother is so porly that
I dont know when we will get
them but I will send them to you
as soon as I can I want you to
be a goo boy and doo yoar duty
like a goo soldier tell the boys
all howdy for me tell them that
thar folks is all well ore if tha
aint I hav not bin able to hear
of it and I hav Sean the most
of them since I come home tell
young James Eliza has a fine son
I want you all to rite to me
and rite often and with out fail
having noting more I will close
with praying that god may be
with you all and be mursifl
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to you and guide you thru the all
lifes uneven paths and protect
you in the our of danger and
bring you all safe home again
sofair well if I never sea
you no more in this world
I hope that I will meet you
all in heaven
J M Culbertson


tell lieutenant fuller that [1]
thare was not a orang nor
lemon to be found in the
citty of Charlston as I came
thru I got the other things
and delverd them to Chesher
as directed I also giv him the
money that he giv me to by
the oranges with

be shore to explain this to
the lieutenant