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Savanna Gorga November 15 1862
Dear betsey i set my self down
to in form you thate i am well at
pesant and i hope these few lines may find
you in Joying the same blesing I am
now in savanna gorga and this day
i was musterd in to the servis and i have
re ceved mey monney that i was to
gite now and I in close one hundred
Dolers in this letter for you and i think
that i will com home soon i want you
to send Down to Cornel Joseph Jonson barenes vill
talapoosa County and git a yonge mare
that i bought of[f] him and send right away
git fagin or cason and you will if this
com saf in a few Dayes mey Dare you Dont
think that iwas tird of livenge with
you for god nose that is not the case
but i wantid to gite of[f] poverty an
if god spares mey life i think that when
i gite our of the armey i will to liv better
we have bin living i send this monney
and if this coms saf i will send you
mor as soon as i git a ancer from you
right to mee as son as you git this litter
for i long to heae from you and Johnney