York town december 30 1862
Charles W Spire Susanah
Dear Wife i received your letter
i got only 2 letters of yours and
one of arons that is all i got
and i Want you to tell me how
many you got of mine i sent
four home i am Well living
With the lord still Whe have
prair meeting in the curch
an evry night and i have charge
of the church i must ring
the bell evry Wednesday night
And evry Sunday 2 [1] for pre
aching and tend the lights
and soforth a good meeting Whe
have still When We sing and
pray it sounds in the curch
Whe have prair meeting
evry night for one our and
ahalf Dear Wife if you sen
d me a box of things send
it to york town virginia
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capt H Harrison Com
F Reg 172 P M
Charles W Spire
send no apple
Buter you must pay for your
Box in at mashes he will
direct your Box for you i
cant git anything now to eat
for i have not got one sent to
my name and so it is a hard
life send me [earons] to eat for
good health and medsine led
pensyl to rite send me some
money if you pleas if you dont
i cant rite to you any more
for i cant git no paper i am in
the fort and must tend to a
gun that Ways 5 tons and My
tent is about 25 yards from
the gun the guns is all a rou
nd my tent and Whe shoot
the Bum shells evry day there
and Whe can see them Burst
i Want to now When aron is
going to come i think i must
stop for paper is Cars [3] here
pray for me Will you my da
rling i felt Bad When i herd you
Was sick