Richmond genral Hospital No 10
Ap April the 10th
1863
My Dear and affectionet Companion
I Seat my self to Drop you
afew lins I Can Say to you
that I have Ben verry Sick
for some time though I am
giting well Now I was
taken Sick about the 15th of
March and I have had averry
hard Spell of the Newmonia
I am mending Slowley I
think that I will Bee
able to go to my Regt in
aweek from this Day I have
to pay 2 Dollars per Day for my
Borde I waunt to see you and
the Children verry Bad and I
hope that that I will git to
go to see you Beefore long
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I hope that those few lins
may Come to hand in Due time
and find you and familey
well I will Send you S
Some Money as Soon as I Can
I have to pay So hy for my
Borde that it takes all of my
waiges to pay for it and to
pay for my washing and to By
what little things I have to
have 6 Days ago I onley
waid one hundred and 5 pounds
I hope that you will exscuse my
Short letter and Bad Spelling
and righting for I am So Nervous
that I Caint half right So I
must Close for this time
By Sending you and the
Children howda howda so good
By loveing Ann E Leiut E B Coggin
to his his loveing wife Ann E Coggin