[Camp?] Near [C??ller????] [Ga???] Janwerey [???] 1864
Dearest Nancy & Sweet little Babe & to all I a gaine
[Seat?] my Self thiss [Bl??? Tale?] Day to Rit to you to
Lett you noe at i am Sill in the Land off the Liveing
This leaves me in moderate helth [???] I have go
evry [Look?] [But?] is a bout to [????] i fell [??????]
too noe cover & am Able to [???????????????????????]
[????] when theas few Line comes to hand at this may find
all well & Doing beter & i expect you & i expect you are
Nancy we have hard times hir forwe get Brillin[????????]
[?javing?] to capt Notheing to Send heare [????????????]
[???] & have horsis iss ar giting verry por & neclect have Sold
My Poney for one hundred Dollar & have my horse yet But
I will [Sete?] in him homeor Sell hm or Send him home [??] and
I have a hope & a promeiss off a [In??tute?] 4 i hird at
he wood bee hir in a week or 8 days i may fail to git
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[Kim?] & Iff i fail i dont noe when I will get to come
home But i will come ass Sone as i cane Tell Dock at he
Can have run Still iff i ant git home I hardley
Ant i expect at he can have a Shir with me
[????] hav iff i dont git Lias Back I have Rote to
Sawer mack lane to try to git him
home dont Bee verry in my Dear A bout
Bee un easey a bout my miss conduct or i will
Asure you at i com out off the sirves [?????????]
and [livel?] as i went in iff i come out as till he
I will Close my Dear for a few Days
David Matthews Nancy and Mother