richmon va May the 31 1864
Dear compaion it is
through the tender mers
es of god that I Seat mi
Self to drop you a few
lines to let you now
that I well at this
time and I hop that
these few lines will
find you an the children
all well mi dear i
want to Sea you mity
bad at this time but
if i cant Sea you
i can rite to you it
dose me good to hink
i can right to you and
i want you all to
right to mea as often
as you can direct you
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leters to richmon
va Mi dear I have Sean
more than i thught
i ever wad I was in
A batle yestad and
i come out Saif but
i thank mi [g?]od that
he was with mea
mi dear i want you
to right to mea about
mi Stock i wat
her from them and
her about the crops
I want you to pray for
mea that god may Sper
mi life to git home wonse
mor in this lif So god
may bles you is mi
pray for his name Sake
D H mitchell to rebea Jane Mitchell