Sullivans Island Febuary 6th 1862
Island
S. C. Dear Father
it is withe pleasure that I Seat My Self this
thersday Eavning to Drop you A few Lines
I am well to day & enjoying the best of
health I Received your kind Leter last tuesday
Whitch E. C. Dunlap brought to Me
you Wrote that you was all well whitch I
was glad to hear E. C. Dunlap tells Me that
he Stayed all knight with you & also tels
Me that evry thing is going on About right
Father I havent No interesing News
to write you to day ;
I will Say to you if enething hapens I will
Come to Se you Some time in March
& I also will write to you an afal circomstanc
that tock plaice hear this week one of Miles
Northens Men Shot another one; being an
axident ; I Suposed thrue the hart and daed
instanly , As E. C. Dunlap is going up
he Can tell you More than I Can write
E. C. Dunlap has bin discharged & is going
back this week
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Febuary the 7th 1862
Father I Seat My Self to Drope you A
few More Lines as Mr Dunlap is going
back I Shal Send this Leter by him
Father if Nothing hapens I will be at home
Some time in March ; & I am geting prity Near
out of Shirts & Draws I Shal ask you if you
pleas to have Me Some Maid when I Come home
I will get them have Me Maid two Shirts & two
pair of Draws I think you Can have them Maid
Cheeper than I Can by them & if you will have
them Maid I will pay you what they are worth
& I also will Say if you have got any old
bedticks to Send Me one if you pleas Dock
Mcdonel will go up Next week & you Can Send
it by him if I had Money I would by A bedtick
but I havent got Money but we will
Draw Money Some tim in this Month
I will Close as I am out of News
thes Lines Leavs Me well
Wm.. T. Martin
Oliver Martin