Morton Miss Aug the 20th 1863
Mrs M F Jones Dear Companion it tis
with the gratest of pleasures that i seat my
self to infrom you that i am in very
good helt at this time an i hope these few
lines will reach you an find you an jimey
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hurd a word from you an Jimy [??] aug
[???????????????????] very [????]
this time i [hav?] rote severl leters to you
Sence i hav got [?????] some of the boys has
got [??????] the leters [???????] by James
S[????] I sent one by him an i sent some
butens by him faney i havant aney nuse
to rite at this time onley mee an the boys
are in very good heth at this time tho i
am week at this time tha hant now body
desurted in some time thow i bleave that
thay will some more go if thay dont
treat thim beter thay make us drill
ever morning an do hevey guard dewty
an half feed us wee get bred anuff to for
two meals a day an one of beef an very poore
at that it dont make now gravy wee boiled
in clear water an hav but litle salt to put
in hit i hav eat a meney a meal just corne
bred [an?] was glad to get it anuff of that
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Faney it tis a ranen at this time an
all the guards hafto stay out in it all Faney
i havant hurd a word from none of my Conection
Sence you rote to mee sister Moley was at your hous
when you rote i was proud to her from thim i
sent a half a quire of pater in one leter likenone [2]
sheat please rte a bout all the tings i send
to you i sent $20 dollars an Wm sent 20 by Mr
Ashcraft when wee was at jackson wee nuver
hurd from yet Capten Caswan Casunan
tenn of his Co has gone back thare to ketch
the desurters i hope tha wont ketch narey one
becase tha taken the advantedge of the other
Cumpaneys the order was for one offiser an ten
men out of the Redg an he taken ever one from
his Co dear Companion pleas write as soon as
you get this an let mee now how wee you all
are a geten a long in this unfrendley world
Cousen Balus Nabers joels wife come to see
him faney send mee word wether you need
aney money or not if you do i will send you
word he what i hav got i want John C Roberson
an Wm Webster pade of if can bee to stop in
trust give my love an best respects to all
the famley J R Scelton is well G Grifin
is complanen Wm Maddox is at some Hospitle
good by Wm R Jones To Marey F Jones &c