Camp Corten [1] Sept 11, 1864
My Dear father John
I take my pen in
my hand to rite few
lines to you that
I am all wel
at presint and I
hope you are the same
and futher I let
you know that we
are in the camp Courten
in Harricburg And
futher I let you kow
that I like the Solerch
life so far good
and futher i let
you know that we
dit knot come in
the 202 R M [2] I
think we come in 209
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Ritchment now but
it makes no defrient
to us and if we whould
com 202 R. M. we whould
be of all rety las frityday and to
205 R. M. gon of to on last
frityday and s[o] we dont
know when we gon of
maby not in to weeks
yet we dont no yet
And futher I let
you know that
our compny is full
but our R. M.
hant full yet
and hat all our thinks
but our muscet hant
got yet and futher
I let you know
that i think we
git our bounty in
few Weeks i thinks
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I thinks I stop
for this time
pleas rite to me
and sent few Post stemp
to me if you pease

Peter Oswald