Via Oct. 31. 1865
Deer Brother
I resieved your letter an was
glad to here from you but
was sorry to here that
your famley is in such a
bad condition at present
I am well at present an hope
you an all your famley is
i have no news to send
you at present but i think
i will get paid prety soon
an then i will send you a
little help in the pocket
I am agoing to send a reb
revolver home with ren
Thomas he is a agoing to
take it to gran Mother an
you are to go there an
get it an keep it till
I come home
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Well Isaac it is
prety hard for me to
tell when i will be home
we have to stay here to
kep the joneys an nigers
from killing each other there
is a grade eal of murdering
down here betwin the rebs
an nigers well let them
rip fore both partys aint
woorth hellroom
Well i must close rite
soon an tell me if
Mary goyle is mrried
Wm A Guest