Richmond v a May the 7 64
My Dear wife and Child
it is with pleasure that I Seat
my Self to let you no that this
letter leaves me in the best of helth
hoping theas linds will reach your loving
hands and find you all in the best
of helth Margret I could inploy my mind
teling you a grait many things but [?]
probley my letter would be longer than interresting
So as tha is a good chance for me to cum home
as I think I will wait and tell you whin I
cum it is nothing more than what I have Sean
hear latley Margret if life and helth last
and the yankes dont make no raids nor nothing
els turns up I expect to Start home the
first days of June hoping that nothing will
prevent tho you no that I cant be surtin
eaven if helth will admit not wistanding
I am prety Shore of the trip if nothing
turns up as I a have minciond Margret
I wint around to the bluff as I Stated in
my other letter dated the 24 of April
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I injoyed my trip finaley I wish you was
hear to go down ther with me it is worth going to see
tha have a large number of Guns down ther
and a large quanity of Soldiers it is a well
fortifide plase as I ever Sean a most every
man that belongs to the battres has got his
wife there tha Soldiers has gardins like
if at home and hous to live in and a
citchen tha have a fine church and a
very nise berring ground tha ar mos ley
Alabama troops that is there it is 10
miles from hear it is a very nise ride
down there on the steam bote It dont
cost anything on the goverment bote
to go down and back the bluff is on
the banks of James river Margret I Started
you 30 dolars the 17 of April I have not heard
from it I have Sum money I could Sind
but I will wait and bring it whin I cum
if I dont Get to cum home the first of next
month I will Sind it to you Margret rite
Soon and ofen I will close for this time I
Still remain your true and loving husband
untill Death tell little Son I will bring his Shoes
Mrs Margret Box and Son W, I, Box