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Transcription: 

Richmon Sep 8th 1862
Dear mother I take
the present opertunity of
writing you A lines this morning
that I am well an in good
health mar I regment is
[???????] all goying to [???? ]
[?] in a feaw days [???] I heard
that Bob was at home Woding [1]
you must write to me yo ar geting
a long I hav [int] wrote five or six
letters an got no anser I am
from them yet I want to
hear from him mity bad
I dont in ten to write
now more till you write
to me nothin more at
present

Back yo leters
to Richmon
Co I 47 Ala Regmit
J. H. Williams

Footnotes: 
  1. wounded
Date: 
September 8, 1862

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. I, 47th Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Private, Sergeant
Residence (County): 
Chambers County, AL

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Chambers County, AL

From

From State: 
Virginia
From County: 
Richmond

To

To State: 
Alabama
To County: 
Chambers

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Melody Hargiss
Transcription Date: 
April, 2011
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
April, 2013

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