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Transcription: 

well fannie we hav concluded to send [1]
some money home by aman by the [n?] [2]
of Name of name of Nabers he belongs
to Eeelay Hudgings i will send $20
$20.00 W Wm S N an J J B Parker
will send twenty dollars a peas
Johnis in two tens wee have concluded
to send it to Judg Mcguires then
you can get it from thaire wee cant
get our close from home an wee will
haf to ceap more than wee wood
ceap wee mey haf to by us some
close wee have anuf to dew do us a while
yet if you hav sent our close to Green
Knuckels you may send an get thim
back a gain for wee hav got sow
fur from home that wee cant get
thim the Generl ont let nary man
go home after thim i dont like
chance wee hav to send our money
he is a stranger to us if i had
my overcote i woodent cear mutch
tho i will get mee a nother one
if i can get the chance turn over
[Page 2]
Wm & John wants thar Pap to
take thar money jest take it an
dew jest what he wants to dew
with it use it as he ceas [???] to
dew withit wee wood a sent tenn
dollars moore a peas but this man
is a stranger an wee dont now
when wee will draw a gain an
winter is clost at han i will quint
for the present Wm R Jones

Wm S N Parker
J J B Parker

Footnotes: 
  1. no date but probably January or February 1863
  2. top right corner torn and missing
Date Note: 
January or February 1863

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. G, 41st Alabama Infantry
Residence (County): 
Fayette County, AL

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Fayette County, AL

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Bambi Whitaker
Transcription Date: 
June, 2013
Proofer: 
Michael Ellis
Proof Date: 
July, 2013

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