North Wite Hall Township
of Lehigh Co Oct 21st 1864

Dear Brother Peter Oswald
I take now the oppertunity
to Enswer you kind and ever
well com letter wish I Recd
on the 18 of this month and
it was a grate Joy to me
when I read you letter then
I see in the letter that you
in good health and that
is all wat I like to hear
from a soilders if he is all
well and I let you know
that I am in good health
so fer and all you friends
so fer I know you Mother
and you Brother was down
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hear last Sunday a
week and I let you know
that I did sea Li[tt?]y last
Ieamning and he set he
sent his best Respect to
you and you must
Excuse me that I have
rite not sooner becaus I
have no Poststem to put
inside so I have first to
go in the postoffice and
fech sum now I will put
one in this letter and one
shead of paper then you
can rite me soon back I
know nothing news fer
this time we have nice
wether to put our corn
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[home?] my corne is
all at home now I have
nothing to do but to bloughing
and to choping wood for
the winter and I let you
know that I go in the
blacksmith shop next
Month agen to Herson Graul
I git onley $7 Dollars fer the
first month but then evry
month more that is all
wat I know wat I know
fer this time I will sent
my best respect to William
Remaly tell him he shal
rite me a letter and
shall address the same as
you Lehigh Valley Po
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Lehigh Co Penna

So must of you thruly
Brother
Jermiah Oswald
Dont fer get to rite me
Back a gen
Address
Lehigh Valley Po
Lehigh Co Penna
I was in a horrey this
time Excuse me