Stat of va the 24
May the 24 the 1864
Dear companion it is through
the tenderses merses of
god that I Seat mi Self
to drop you a few lines
to let you now how
I am at this time I am
well at preson and i
hope that these few
lines will come Saif to
hand and find you
an the children all
well an doing well
mi dear I have nothing
of in portan to rit
to you at presan and
I can stat to you that
I have land in richmon
today and I am mity
tird at this time
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I can stat to you
that i hant got to
Mi com mand yet we
will go on to [???] I
cant tell you yet what
i hav got to do yet but
i will right to you as
Soon as I get ther and
find out what tha
will do with mea
but I am in good
heart yet and I want
you all to pry for mea
that god May her yo
pres and ancer them
he can ancer [pruer?]
her as well as thir I
Mi dear i want you
to tell all of them
hody for mea I want
to Sea you all mity
bad

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At this time mity
bad an talck with
you I cold tell you
a heap that i hav
sean Sens i Sean you
but i cant right
to you as i cold tack
if we was faise to faise
Mi Der i want you
to do the best you can
untill i git home
to Stay with you
i doant think it
will b long untill
that time will come
i hope an truste in
god for mi pertcton [1]
in this war i think
that it will cloze
b four long So we
can live together in
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peace wonst Mor
I will giv you
a histry of mi travle
I have bin on the road
nine daye s I hav
travle abut 1200 mile
Sens I hav left tali
dga I Send mi best
respet to all mi
frends Mother I
want you to Stay
with Jane all you
can and talck with
her and I Doant
want you to git ang
ry with her So I must
cloze for this time So
fa[?] you will for
this time D h Mitchell
To Mr[s] rebca gane
Mitchell