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Transcription: 

Fort Monroe VA
May 10th 1865
Dear Farther
I will try
and answer the kind
letter I got day before
yesterday and was
glad to no that all of
the folks are well
I never felt better
in my life then
I do at the present
time all of the Boys
that are from Newport
are well to Allen was
here night before last
on his way home he
can tell you how I
[page 2]
look better then I
can I am going to
send you a picture
to se if you can tell
who it is and how it
looks I have bin
oute in the
country today
after a lod of
Hickery and I had
a nice time I tell
you that reseat
came in the right
time for one of my
roome Boys wanted
some of the madison
Bad tell Mr Bradbury
that I am a thousand
times Obliged to
him for it and I
will do as mutch for
[page 3]
him sometime
Farther I think
I will be at home
by the last of
July for things
will be dul here
by that time are
they giving to hav
eny kind of a time
the 4th of July how
is wages this sumer
down ther
Bill is all right he
is stidey as a Mill he
dont drink eny thing
at all giv my
best wishes to all and
Wright soon

I.N.A McKay
Care Mr. Fulton Fort Monroe
Wage master VA

Date: 
May 10, 1865
Collection: 

Author(s)

Unit: 
Co. K, 22nd Maine Infantry
Residence (County): 
Penobscot County, ME

Recipient(s)

Residence (County): 
Penobscot County, ME

From

From State: 
Virginia
From Municipality: 

To

To State: 
Maine
To County: 
Penobscot

Transcription/Proofing Info

Transcriber: 
Jenn Jones
Transcription Date: 
February, 2015
Proofer: 
M. Ellis
Proof Date: 
April, 2016

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