North WhiteHall
Township of Leigh Co
Dear Brother Nov 9th 64
I informe you
a few lines this after noon
and let you Know that
I Receved your ever welcome
letter yister day Iemning
and I was very glat to hear
from you that you are in
good health yet and so I
hope this letter will find
you in the same stat of
good health if it is god will
and I see in you letter
that you like the soilders
life good so fer which
I am glat to hear
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I know not much news
but I will in forme you
that we hat yesterday
the elechton and the
peopel dit voad vote fer a
Presendente but I can not
tell which are elected
som set Lincoln and sum
set McClellan but the
true Reporte is not coming
in yet. Now if you Rite
me let me know if the
soilders hat the chance to
vote ore not sum set the
the soilders git just the
chance to vote fer Lincoln
and not fer McClellan
now let me know if that
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is so ore not I do not
beleaved it fer my parte
and futher I let you know
that I go the next week to
Harson Graul in the black
Smith Chop to hentle the
larch hamer and schues the
Horses and I let you
know that we have very
much Rain Wether this fall
and I did see in your
letter that you would
have sum money and I
will put you 50 cente in
this letter fer you
and your sisters likeness
and you shel shoe it
to William and to tell
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the friends in your
Company this is all
wat I know fer this time
you father and you mother
and all you friernds are all
well at present and I sent
my best Respect to William
Remaly and I wish him
goot luck he shel kill
Jeff Davis so I will com
to a Close fer this Time
address my letters this times
Schnecksville Postoffice
Lehigh County Pennsylvania
In care of Harson H [1]
Graul
Jeremiah
Oswald