April 14 1862 To mot ley So Ca [1]
Dear sister I take my pen in
hand to drop you A fiew lines
that will in form you that I
am well at present and hope
this will finde you all in the
same goods blessing thir is some
measles in camp and mumps
I have bin fishing to day and
caught one fine mud fish there is
some fine fish down here we have
not drawn our money yet nor
nothing else nor I dont know when
we will I think that we will move
from here in A fiew days but I
cant tell whether we will or not
I dont think there will bee any
fiting down heare soon and
maby not at all
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tell Pa to write and tell me
how much corn he has planted
and how much cotton he is going to
plant the yankees have taken fort
pulascki when I take the measles
maby I will get to come her
A whil but I dont know
I want you to write once A
week any how I think that I
will write to grandpa to day
Mel got A letter from him las wek
and he told him to tell me to writ
to him Mell got A letter from uncle
Jim last wek he was well at that time
we are not drilling hard at all we did
four times A day I heard that
there was A draft but I did
not heare who was drafted
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April the 15 1862
I will write A little more
to day but I have nothing
to write if you want any stamps
I will send you some if you will
write to me whether you want any
or not we had A very good rain
yesterday it is not very pleasant
when it raining I wrote to Mattie
and Mag Rowland Sunday I was sent
sent my old shoes by Joe Mcatur
all the trunks [was?] full and I
cold not send them but if I have
any chance I will send them hom
I must close as I hav nothing more
to write give my love to all in
qireing frienends and except the same
your selfe W. R. Blakely