Camp Nour
Harsons Landing
Virginnia
Thursday July 10th
62
Dear Sister
it seems to
me it would be a pleasure to you to
hear from me once an a while
if I do write bad news you
now it fell bad about it I
hope you will take it all
in a good part people have
to write soryfull news once an
while as the world is full truble
you must expect to shair
some terible with it I suppoes
you know what I mean by
bad news I wrote a letter to
Jaime Cheeves relating the Death
of Lyman  I know it must been
bad news for
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for you to hear but I do not
wish to write very more a bout that
this time as I have something els
to writ a bout this time  in regards
to our money wether you have got it or
not yet it is time you should
of got it if you have not got
it yet you had better see the
town treasurer and ask him if
therr has been any money sent
therr from the state
treasure therr in your name therr
will be 40 [?] Dollars their.  I do not
know wether Lyman wrote you a bout
it or not it is the money that we lotted
so you could get it from the town treasure
you will have to goo to Wrentham center
I do not know as I have anymore
to write about that I wish you
would send me to pocket hankerchif
you can send them in a news pape
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And I should like some
thread & needles as I have not
got mouch of any thing of that
kind if you know of any way
that you can send it
I do know think [&?] of any thing more
to write this time I hope I shall hear
from you soon I hope the rest of
the folks will not forget to write
to me I send my love to you all
biding you good & by  untill you
hear from me again.

this from your true
brother with much love
Jacob A Blackington

PS I suppoes you kow
that Joseph Gifford was taken
prisner I wish I wish I was in
shoes
good by