Mr Hodges Hardison

Camp martin Neer kinston
November 21th 1862
Deer Sir I have the pleaser
of Writing you A Few lines
to let you no that I am Well
Hoping that theas few lines may
find you the Same I have rote
yow and and have not receive non
from yow Bwt I Want yow to
Ancer this one as sone as you
Can this letter is fore the perpost
of trying to Com to that Company
I Want you to Git me A [??]
in your Company fore I am not
Seated hear and if ther is anny
one in your Compay Wants to Come
her I am his partner try and
fix me A Chanch ther
and let me no as sone as you
Can
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Hodges Hardison
Give leftenwnt William
Hardison my love and also Joseph
more Alpherd m Coltraine if you
can fix me A Chanch Dow it
as Sone as you Can if enny of them
Wants to Come her Will make A
exchang and I Want it Don as son
as poserBwl try fore me and S[ee]
What you Can Dow W J Griffin
Cend yow his love and wishes to Be
rememberd to you write me Sone
and faile not to Camp martin
Nier kinston Com F 31 reg
in Cear of Cap C W knight
So I mwst Come to A Close
fore the want of time So I
remaine your loving frend
Nefwe until Death Conclud [1]
me Elis H Brewer