[1] camb near falmou[x?]
Desember
th 9 1862




know my Dear brother I thake
my pen in hand To informe
you that I am well and I
hope you ar the same at
presend thime and I let
you know A boud [I?]unis
and pitters is trafted ar nod
and I wand you To right
me A boud them wen you
right A boud the nabours
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and I let you no
that I dund ged A letter
since sebtember 16 and I
wand you To right me
as sune as you can and
a I wand To no wat you
warking I usd now and how
the sing the warking is
dull I usd now and I let
you no A the war I dund
sink we ar nod in A danger
I usd now and I let you
no that the mogtomig river [2]
ar betwene ys and the rebels
and I let you no the
rebels thid burn the brig
down so we no gid over
the warder and I let you
no that we gid paid soon
now and I sing this weak [sing = think]
and I let you no that
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obid young is sick I ust
now A boud one weak
and I let you that he is in
the combny yed bud if he
nod geding then he musd
send him To the horsepitle
bud I sing he geding beter
after A wile and I let you
that we have snow A boud
2 inch deab and I let you no
that it is whery cold and
I let you no that we
nearly frosd in oures dog
Dends [3] and i let you no
that we have ones wiskey
since we ar oud and I
let you no that we dund
ged drung [4] frum it and
I wand To no A boud Demer
is oud wis his thabe at the
sales ar nod and I let [??]
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and I let you no
that you right me as
sune as you can all
Daniel Boyer
Combny I 122 Rigmend
Washington D v
[apiell?] pregait [5] virginia