Taledga Co May
the 11 Camp bacon 1864
Dear father and Mother
it is with grat pleser
that I Seat mi self to
drop you A few lines
to let you now that
I am well at this time
and I hop that these
few lines will come
Safe to hand and find
you all well father I
want you to be good
to Jane and take cher of
her fer mea I dont want
you to git ill to her for
I cant Stand it father
I want you to pray for
mea ast god to Smile up
pon mea is mi reqest
D H Mitchell W Mitchell
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A few More lines
to mi Dear companion
mi dear I will Say
to you that if you an
the children gits any
wurs I want you
to Sind me word to
night if you can and
if you do I will come
home if I haft to run
away for i cant git
to come no other way
for i hav tried the best
to come and I cant get
the chance of hit but i
think that it wont be
long till i will come
home to stay with you
nothing more at prsan
D M Mitchell to rebeca
Jane Mitchell