The Stat of va June
the 9 the 1864 Dear Com
panion it is through the
tenders of god that I Seat
mi Self to drop you a few
lines to let you now that
I am well as you cold as
pect at this time I am in
the hospitle harwood grove
Near richmon I left mi com
mand on the fifth day of June
I hav got the direa but I
aint as bad of[f] Now as i have
bin I think i will git
well in a few more dayes
I am doing beter her then if
i was at mi command mi
Dear I doant want you to
greav after mea for i had
druther be her then in camps
I hav bin in too batles
Sens i hav bin her and
i doant want to git in
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anuthir if i can help it
but I never got hert
nary time but I mit git
heret in the next wone
Mi Dear Companion I
want to Sea you and the
children the wost i ever
did in mi life an talck
with you an them and
all of the rest of them
it wod giv mea Satisfact
to be with you all wonste
mor in this life but
as i am her and you are
ther i doant now when
i will git to come home
but let this not greve
yo hert for you all now
that mi will is good if
I had the chance I hope
An trust to god that he
will Sper mi life
to reach home wonst
mor in this life
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Mi Dear Companion
I want to now how
you are geten a long I
hant had the crach
of a pen from you nor
None of the rest Sens
I hav bin hir I want
to her from you all
Mity bad I Send
Mi best respete to all
Mi frends an tell them
hody for mi an tell
them to right to mea I
want you to right
to mea as Soon you git
this Direct yo leters
richmon va to the 12
ala to privet D H Mitchell
an tha will folow
mea let [mea?] wher I
will Jane I want you
to ticke cher of mi children
tell i get home if you
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Can an try to rais them
as ni right as you can
and I want you to
pray for mea that god mai
that he will Sper mi
life to git home wonst
mor in this life an
tell all of the rest
to pray for mea I thank
mi god that he has Sperd
mi life as long as he has
I am glad that I can
say that god as inable
mea to pray for mi Self
while in a disten land
So I must cloze for
This time so fare you
Well for this time
D H Mitchell
To miss rebcca Jane
Mitchell