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Culpeper C H Va July the 29th
Dear wife I seat
my self to ancer your kind letter
that Came to hand yesterday
Baring the Dat of July the th I was
verry glad to hear from you & to hear that
you and the children was all well
I Can say to you that I am Not well
Nor I have Not Ben well in som time I
have Ben over het and I think that it
is that that ailes me I have had the
Dierear for about 6 weeks though
I have Ben marching all the time &
Doing other Duty I think that I am
Better off than I was afew days ago
we have Ben hear at this plaice
2 Days I think that we will
leave hear this eavening you rote to me
to send you some kneedles and my
ambrotype ther is No chaince for me to get
any kneedles Nor ther is No chaince
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for me to git my ambrotype taken
Now But the first chaince I git I will
git the kneedles & send them to you
I will Send you my type as Soon as
I Can git the Chaince to have it
Drawn ther is No man about hear
that takes the Draws them I
Could Send you alittl money
Now if ther was any Chaince to
[send it?] I have not Drawn any [1]
money in 2 months and I Cannot
say how long it will Bee tel
I Draw again though I hope that it
will not Bee long til we git
to Camp awhile and then I think
that we will Draw our money
you must exscuse for Not righting
No more at this time
I will Send you ten Dollar
in this letter right to me if
you git this as soon as
you git it and if you git this
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I will send you some
more Dont wait Narry Day
tel you right if you git this
tel all the Cornection to
right to me and tel all the
Childen howda for me
so I will Close your s
till Death
Leiut E B Coggin
I forgot to tel you about Bill
Ennes and John Slone and 
Bob Adams tha Diserted [2]
Some time ago and was
Sent to the regt yesterday
and tha ar under Court
marshal to Day I Dont No
what tha will Do with
them tel C L Coggin that
Right Cassey Derserted [3]
 agood while ago and he was
Sent to the regt yesterday Cassey
he got to atlanta ga and
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