Taledga [a?] May the 5
Camp [bacin?] 1864
Dear compaion it is the through
the tender merses of god
that I seat mi Self to let
you now that I am well
at prsan and I hope that
these few lines may com
Sif to hand and find
you and the Children
all well mi dear I want
you to come and Sea mea
if you can and if you
cant I want you to
rigt to mea as Soon as
you git this leter mi
Dear I want to see you
the worst I ever did
in mi life and if i can
i am a coman home in A
few dayes
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Mi lutenan is gorn
to mount [???] and
when he gits back
i think he will let
mi come home and if
he dount I dont want
you to [????????] [1]
for i think that when
tha Send mea off from
her i will git to come
home to stay with you
and i want you to
tak cher of yo Self till
i get ther I doant think
[???????????????] [2]
I will Sea you [????] I
must cloze for this
time So I remain yo[?]
husban untill de[?]th
D H Mitchell
to rebecca jane Mitchell