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Adams Run Camp Brooks Furlow June the 9 1862
Dear father and mothe i Take mi Pem in hand to
Let you now that i am well at this time
hoping thees few lines will fnd you all
en Joying the same Blesing i re sieve your
kind let ter on the 31 of may wich was
rote on the 25 and was glad to hear from you
i was truly sorry to hear that mother
was sick yours Let ter stated mother was a
Get ting Better and i was glad to hear she
was Better i hope and Prey that it wont
Bea Long till i will Get to come and see you
all one time more But i cant tell when
i can Get to come and see you all th[ey?] is
no chance to Get to come now they was
A man dide hear yesterday and his
Brother got to go home with hem it has
Ben the case hear that A man could not
Get to go home with [hem?] his name was
was haul[?]n i want you to rite to me as
soo[n] as you can and giv all the nuse
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i can say to you that i am a free
man one time more i can say to you that
the health of our camp is not goot at
this time you mus rite to me as soon
can and give me all the nuse tell
J W godfrey that isaac godfrey has Ben
rite sick But he is A Get ting Bet ter
the rest of the con nection is all well
hear at this time give mi love and
Best respect to all in guier frens
Rite auf tin as you can tell all of
mi frens to rite to me and giv
me all of the nuse tell will bes and
let ty to rite to me and give
me all the nuse i will
com to a close By saying
to you i still remane yours
truley sun un till death
Y J culbertson to Y J culbertson

Date: 
June 9, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. C, 3rd South Carolina Infantry
Rank: 
Sergeant

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Laurens County, SC
Residence (County): 
Laurens County, SC

From

From State: 
South Carolina
From Note: 
Camp Brooks, Adams Run

To

To State: 
South Carolina

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Bambi Whitaker
Transcription Date: 
July, 2014
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
August, 2014

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