The Stat of Alabama
Taledga co May the 10
camp bacon the 1864
Dear compaion it is through
the tender merses of god I
Seat mi Self to drop you
A few lines to you now that
I am well at this time and
i hop that these few lines
may come Sif to hand and find
you in Joy the same like bleson
mi dear I want to Sea you
and the children the worst in
the world but i sea no
chanc for mea to come to
Sea you for i hav trid mi
best i dont want you
to think hard of mea but
i want you to b[?] up and
not take it So hard for
i think that the time is
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close at hand whn
I will git to come
home I will Say to
you that I am cald
out to go of to va but
i dont now when i will
Start [??] i think that
we will Start in A few
dayes mi Dear i want
you to pray for mea ast
god to hav merssey up
pon mea that i may hav
good lock and I will
do the Same I thank
mi god that i can pray
for [you uns?][??] an god
will Smile up poners
he will bleses his childrn
wher that go i will
Say I remains yo companion
D H Mitchell to M[rs?] rebeca
Jane Mitchell