No 9 Neare Fredrickburg Va Dec 27 [1862]

Deare Wife. Saturday night I.
Thought sit dwon and write you
A. Part of a letter I. am in my tent
Writting by Candle. This has ben
A week of importianc I. have had
A week of rejoicing in reciving
My Box not knoing of the death
Of your Fathar yours has ben
A week of mor[n]ing. A. Good man
I Has Left us A. man we all
Respeckted a man we saw no
Fault A man how sufferd very
Much in his Last sickness without
Muring how often Can we say it
He always received us with a
Smiling Face. May you look to
Him For Consalation how is A
Awlways ready to Give it and that
We should Meet him a aGhain And may
Gov God Ghive her Conslaytion
How has lived So Long with him
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Geart must be her Looss an man
How was awlways obliging at
Home and to his Children and to
His Neighbors and Friends a
Hous loss we All feel yet we
Re j Rejoice that his Sufferings
Are over. he was man how has not
Left I think I. Can safly say
Has not Left one enmey in the
Whorld and in truth a Good man
Has Left us And Peace to his
Ashes. Sunday 28th It is verey
Pleasant to day a little Coder
It has ben very warme for the Larst
3 & 4 days I have ben mad[e] to rejoice
And you to morne how will be
the saing. rejoice with thoes rejoice
And weep with weep. how thankfull
We we Can be we write to
Eachother but myn is very Poor
Heare is Otis how Cannot write
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Nor does recive eny letters
We are now all very well Clouthed
I have Got a Pair of Pants my
Old ones all Gone at the britch
And all exposed to the wether
you mit se eny quanty of the
Same kind but things are
So Small you Could hardly
Se them) some has Just Said
We Going to move to morrow but
We Cant tell I think you Git
That money sos as to Git thate
Box I think we are Going to
Winter qurters. I. want some
of that Nice Loafe Cake. Send
Me a hot mince Pie if [you can?] Send
A Box toGhare mark things
So we Cane no then Small Cake
Was Gone in a few minituets ther[e]
Was such Cro[w]d around next time
We shall take it in to the tent if
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We Can you Cane Git the Best
Chees to the uinion if you Send the
Boots Put in some Cotton woll
I. expect they will be to Large at
the toes I want the Boots soon as
you Cane send them my shoes
Are all riped out now. I. Should
lik[e] Some headed nailes in Bottomes
you Cant Send them by Maill
they had them wich wich Postage
over $4.00 4 dallars I have Got
A under Shirt from the Goverment
them mittens fitted y verey well
the thumb and fingeer was Just
Right little to narow across the
three fingers. kiss all the
Boys I hope your are All well
My Cough is little Better
It has not mad[e] feell sore yet
God By James Pratt