Bigbie2

Transcription: 

21 1862
Greenville Butler Co June
Dear father and Mother I Seat
my Self this eavening to
rite you A few lines to let
you no my present condition
I am well at this time
hopeing that these lines
may come Safe to hand and
[find?] you All well I got [1]
[page 2]
and 40 cents for these
invelops that is high enough
I think I am A going to
take the best I can c[??]e
of it I [can?] it was
very warm to walk we
come very Slo we have
bin 3 days and A half
A comeing it never [???] [2]

Footnotes: 
  1. page damaged in lower left corner
  2. bottom of page is damaged and the letter may not be complete
Date: 
June 21, 1862
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. G, 33rd Alabama Infantry
Rank: 
Private, Sergeant
Residence (County): 
Dale County, AL

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Dale County, AL

From

From State: 
Alabama
From Municipality: 
From County: 
Butler

To

To State: 
Alabama

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Shiloh Peters
Transcription Date: 
April, 2012
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
April, 2013

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