1862
Camps Nier port Royal Dec the 21st
My dear and affectionit Companion
I seat my self this morning to
Drop you afew lins to inform
you that I am well at present
hoping those few lins may Come
to hand & hand & find you all
well and Doing well I have
Nothing of much intrust to rite
to you at present I waunt to
see you all verry Bad & I hope
that the time will soon Come
[???] [P???] [???] [1]
& we all will git togo home
though I Dont hear No talk of
of the war Closing the Boys
of our Neighborhood is all well
at present and Doing well
I sent you By Daniel Coggin
fifty Dollars and I waunt you
to Do the Best you Can and
I will Send you more
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money as soon as I Can
I waunt you to rite to me how
you ar making out far some thing
to eat and if you have
Any thing to feed your Cows
on and if you have Sold your
year ling or Not yearling or
Not I think that it would
Bee Best for you to keep it if you
Can and if you Caint sell it
it will B make agood milk
Cow I wount you to rite
all [???] News [??] that you [???] [2]
hear that the Small Pox is
in our Country verry Bad
and I wount your to rite to
me if it Bee so ther is Some
Cases of it in Richmond and
Some in Peters Burg So I learn
I have Ben with my
Company Some time
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& I was Not verry well
when I first Come to my
Co But I am as well as
I am for Common I weigh
Now at this time 170 lbs
I Did Not go with my
Co when tha went to
fedricks Burg to the Battle I
was left at Camps to gard
our Bagedge ther was Nun
of our Co that got hurt
as [???] [???] ut [??] [3]
Regt that got hurt Any and
tha was Slightley woundred
tell Mrs Crowder that James
is as well as Common and
tell [J?] N Mcknight that
G J C MCk is with us at [4]
[Gilbert McKnight?] the present and [herinns?] with
the regt when I Come from the
hospital he is as well as
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Common and he is as
lively as Any Boddy in the
Co to rosetter I wount
you to Bee asmart girl and
I wount you to Bee good to
the little children and treat
them well and help your
ma all you Can I send
howda to you all hug
all the children and kiss them
for me I wount you to rite
to me haw graney and
B[???] [???] [????] [5]
ar Both well and if graney
is any Better or Not so I must
Close for the present
Nothing more But remains
your loving hus band tel
Death E B Coggin
to his wife Ann E Coggin