Camp near Orreny
Coart Hous Va March 15th 1864
Mrs Catharine Lefevers Dear
wife and childrean I seat my
self this morning to rite you a
few lines to lett you no that I am
well and Doing as well as can
be expected and I hope when
this shal Reach you it may
find you and the Dear little
children all well and Doing
well Dear and loving wife I hav
nothing much to Rite at this time
their is nothing new in the armey
Every thing is Quiat at the present
Dear wife I am Sorrow to say
to you that I have neaver Recd
no letter from you since I
left home and that is 3 weaks
to Day I am very ancious to hear
from you this makes 4 letters
that I have Rote to you and
one to Henry and I have neaver
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Recd no answer from Eather
one But I am stil in hopes of
getten one in a Short time Dear
wife I will Say to you that the Regt
that Aaron Speagle is in has come
near wheir we air they come to
camp yesturday I saw Thos Reep
last eavning and he told me that
Aaron was gon home Dear wife
If you get this letter in time I wowld
like If you could Send me a small
Box with him If he will Bring it
I will pay him what it costs him
and will pay him for his trowble
you nead not put your self to
much troubl enny thing will be
Receved with thanks our Rations
air smaler then ever Some potatoes
would be very good I will close
on this for this time Dear wife please
Rite soon and lett me no how
you air getten a long with every
thing turn over
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please Rite and lette me no haw
Sol is getten a long with the
work and whether you have got
the Logs to geather on the new grownd
I should like to fill up the this
Sheat with Something But I
cant Quiet come it this time
dont for get to tell me how the
Baby is doing and tell Bud &
Sis to lett me no how menny
little chickens they have and
tell Ida to tell paw wheather
She has enny little Lambs yet
or not and how the little
pigs is getten a long and lette
me no how the horses air
getten a long tel Solly to take
good cear of them and not
get their Shoulders sore I will
now close for this time
Bey asken you to Rite and
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as Soon as this comes to
hand and give me all the
news you can please give my
Respects to all the Neighbors
and frindes lette me no
wheather abs Rudesal is gon
to the army I will close
By saying I Remain your
Husband untell Death shal
part us from this earth
Isaac Lefevers

Catharine Lefevers