Lodivile Springs Hospitle july the 17/ 63
dear Companion it tis with pleasure that i
imbrase the presant opportunity to drop
you a few lines to let you now that i
am yet a live my hilth ant good i had
the direarah an the mumps tho not bad
my jaws has got well of thim but tha
are a bout to fall on mee you neede
not to bee uneasey a bout mee i wood
bee glad to her from you i dreamed bout
you ever night an the babe two i
thought i war by you lest night an
nusing my darling boy faney
i havant hurd a word from the boys
yet i am uneasey about thim wee
are a looking for jonson to fall back
from jackson faney as i hant but
litle paper i wont write much i want
you to write direct your leters to Lodivil
Springs Miss Co G 41 Redgt ala vol if i
leave her maby it twill foler i havant
hurd from you sence the 20 of june it se
seames like a long time tha are seven
huntred sick her tha is sick camps 2 mils
from her tha are a bout 1000 sick write
soon as you get this good by my love for
this time Wm R Jones Mary F Jones