Camp near Harrisons Landing
Virginia
Friday July 31st 62

Dear Sister
I seat my
self to pen you few lines
hopeing they will find you
in good helth as the leave
me at this present time I
have not much to do just
now ad I thought I would pen
write a few lines to you I
have not recieved any letter
from you in moast too weak
it would be a good plan
for you if you would write
to me when you have leasure
time I am please to get
a letter from you and I am
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hapy to answer them I
recieved a letter from Sarah B
night before last I should
like to know where in the
world Andrew is I
I have not hared from him
in a grate while and you have
not mention his name in
your letters if he is to home
I should think he mint write
to me I am agoing to write to
him whether he likes it or not
I guess he will not be greaved
much if I do write to him
O hannah we have some very
hot weather hear my shirt
tail is ringing wet all
day I swet enough in one
weak to do a large washing
I suppoes you have a plenty
of huckel barys and milk
now shit I wish you would
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send me a boul of bread
and milk do you have
any new potatoes now I
suppoes you have nothing
else to do now but set in
the rocking chair
does mr wood cork deal in cattle
any now ask him if he has
got any money to let
well this is not much
of a letter but I should like
to get aletter from you if
ir was not oneley half as
long as this I do not
think of any more to write
this time I shell try to
write more the next time
Good By untill you hear
from me again
this is from your
loveing Brother
Jacob A Blackington