6th 1862
Federburgs Virginiar: January [1]

Dear Brother I this Morning take
the time of Writing you afew lines Starling
my health is very bad I have bin
Sick for three Weeks but am geting
Tom has bin Sick for about five [2]
Weeks but is gting well Kosin Bill
is ded he died knight belast hear
at the Same horspital that I am
he had the Numner he Was not sick
only about Six days & Knight Tobe you
Know that I hated to sea him gow but
I was mity sick at that time I Waited
on Tom two Weeks be fore I got sick
Tom has had ahard time of it I have
bin mity sick though I have praid to old Mas
[r?]asme & I think I mus live abeter lief
I am agoing to quit Swarrin & Playin Cards
I am afraid Bill Was not pepared for death
James Wanner & Axum Fenell & Ingram
Scofield is ded & Ellick Crockson
H H Armstrong D.H. Trater & Virdy
Cranchaw & W H Sharp Butlar
Williams & Aron Parker ecept Bil
& they died in twenty days & if we had
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of ur Ridgme would have died our
Ridgme is gon to Richm & is agoing
to Stay al this Winter & I think our
health will be beter Tobe I got your
Letter before I Come to Hospital
& I Cried about two days I Was very
sick & sow far from Cry & pray
tell Pin if I neve Sea hear in this
I hope I will meat hear in heaven tell
that I have thought What she told me
athousand times Tobe I Cant Write much
for I am to Wek I Want to sea Home
Very bad James N Thrower to Mr S.J. Thrower
direct your Letters to Richmon Virginiar
Dear Sister As I Know you will be very [brou?] [3]
to hear from m[e] I Will write you afew lines
which leaves me in mity bad health Louisa
you ar sow proud to hear from us you
Say you want letter everday Louisa I am
Just as prowd to hear from you as you [?]are
to he[ar] from me I am sow proud to get
a letter that I dnt Know wht to do
Louis[a] I Couldent Come over to tak
Super with you that though I and pray
I May taik super before Augst
Louis sa Kosin bil is ded you Kno
ww I hate to Se him gow he nver has
bin sick ay n Camps at James N Thrower
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