Camp Stone Wal
taladega Ala January the 7 1863
Wel Jain it is with plazer that
I set my Self to let yo and the children
no that I am in the land of the
living I ant wel Jane yo know how
my head back and hips has cos me
to Sufer I am just able to go I
hop these lines wil find yo and
the childre al wel Jain I hant
got no nuse to rit to yo I am in
what I cal the penetenery Jane
I want yo to rit to me as Son
as yo can Sa to me how yor met
is doing and yor hors and pigs I
Want yo to bee Saving with yor met
Corn as yo can Sa to me how yo
pigs and cows is doing I was
on gard last nit and I hav got
the head ach very bad Jain I
am Sory that I cant Se yo and
git yo to ti my hed up good like
I want it Se next page Jo E Wesson
[page 2]
John I want yo and biley to [1]
Bee Smart boys and try to lern
yor books as yo can martha I want [2]
yo to bee a Smart girl and try
to lern to rit me a leter Jain
tak care of the children and yor
Self yo no yo [????] [?????] [times?] [3]
I think of yo a maney times when
yo ar a Sleap tha ar bringing
prisners in evry day to this
plase Jain i will try to git to
com home as Son as i can yo
most excuse my bad riting
for i hav got a bad way of riting
my mess is eating diner but I dont
want non beef and bred is hard
living and but litle of that I
wod giv a heap to bee at home
wiliam rusel is wel as coman
write how rusels famaley is I must
clos by Subscribing my Self yor
afexinet husban and father until
deth R J Wesson J E Wesson
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Direct yor leters to camp
Stone Wal talaga Alabama
Jain I wod rit more but I fel
very bad and I hav got to go
on dril Jane I want yo to
kis babe for me me and tel al
the children of me and never
let them for git me
yor afexeinet husband until
deth J E Wesson to his wife
J E Wesson