W.T.Martin30

Transcription: 

Sullivans Island Jan 1[?]th 1862
S.C. No [?]
Dear Father
I Seat My Self this beautiful & [????]
Sunday eaving to Drop you A few Lines
to Let you kno how I am getting on for the
preasent I am well withe the exceptions of
A very bad cold & in also taken the wheasing
that I [????] had I think it has [????]
from this Salty atmost fear & Standing gard
[???] [????] knight & [????] [????] to the
knight [????] to Drope you these Lines
[????] River [rest of letter is illegible]

Date: 
January 10, 1862
Date Note: 
January 1[?], 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Col. F, 1st Regiment, Orr's Rifles, South Carolina Volunteers
Rank: 
Private
Residence (County): 
Pickens County, SC

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Pickens County, SC

From

From State: 
South Carolina
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Charleston

To

To State: 
South Carolina
To County: 
Pickens

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Jennifer Fields
Transcription Date: 
October, 2008
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
November, 2008

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