South Carolina Larns D
June the 15 1862
My Dear couzen
it is with plesure
I seat my self th is evning
to rit you a fiew more
lines to let you no that
we are all yet on land i hop
this to find you well as hit
has pleased god to giv you good
health sins you hav bin gon i
hop he will to the end i am verey
sorrey that I hav giving you so mutch
reso to com plain of my neglect of not
riting to you but be asured that
my afections for you are the same the
ever was I think of you morning and
nigh nor are you ever in the day intirel
absent from my thoughts all of our
folks is well at this tim so fa is i no
cozen Tom i wish you had bin with
us last sunday you woodav got to
seen most all of them even to cozen marey
wair down and I haent saw hir before sins
the first sunday in aprile though I hop the
time will come when you will be
one in our nomber though quit a dim prosect
the time seam long and lonsom it youst
be so coman to see you coming onse and
a while but we dont see hit thees days
& yet I hop you may get throo the hard time
and reach hom again well and harty and find
us all the same and if not this I hop to meat
you and no you in sweat hea[v]ing whair
parting is no more
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Cropas at up this away at
this time looks fine though a good
deal of grass a [m???ng] hit people
at this time is very [hig?] in the harvest
fields which is fine im ploy ment
you no
Cozen tom I mus short
come to a close for this time
but it seams if i ware
talking with you I wood
not want to end so soon

you hav not dun what
i ast you to doo however;

Tom put all the leters i send
To you in with yours that
you send back and I can ceap
them all at home : this is about
the Last for this time i hop Tom
you Will not for get to rit
soon ihav not hir from you in
a good while
so fare well for this time
i hop to see you again
som day your most
afectian cozen
m J Coley

Cozen Tom
be sur to rit if
you git this leter for
i hardley no
whare to direct hit
to [???]that yours [???]
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