October 7 1864
I Take My Pan In hand
to Rite a fiew lines
to you to let yu know
that I am well at pres
end and I hope these
fiew lines will find
you in the same state
of goot health Further I
would lik to see you
And I would like to be
in your company for a
While you told me
in your letter that
you had much fun out
thear and you read
that I hat mush
fun hear with the gir
ls I tel you that the
girls are weary pleanty
here sinths you are gone
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Of and the company is
A little scarce round
here there are onley a
fiew boys on our
neigh ber hood but
we have a little fun
som times to
And I would loke to hear
som news from you
Wright som times
here and I would
like to here from
the rest of the foys
boys of Frensis Kuntz
and all the rest
this is all what
I know for this time
Your trew Respect fully
Alfred Dorward